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

Ranked #13 of 49 · MT

11.5% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $66,850 ≈ $32/hr
Median annual salary $65,850
Employment 150

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $40,990P25 $52,430 Median $65,850P75 $81,480P90 $92,910

About 80% of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface minings in Montana earn between $40,990 and $92,910. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Montana
$66,850
U.S. average
$59,930

The mean excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining salary in Montana is $66,850, about 11.5% above the U.S. average ($59,930). That works out to roughly $32/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

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