Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary in Indiana

Ranked #14 of 49 · IN

9.6% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $65,710 ≈ $32/hr
Median annual salary $61,910
Employment 1,530

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $48,940P25 $56,600 Median $61,910P75 $70,050P90 $90,350

About 80% of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface minings in Indiana earn between $48,940 and $90,350. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Indiana
$65,710
U.S. average
$59,930

The mean excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining salary in Indiana is $65,710, about 9.6% above the U.S. average ($59,930). That works out to roughly $32/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Indiana

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $65,290 $64,530 30
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $61,330 $70,500 320
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $58,100 $61,290 110
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $52,760 $53,100 140

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