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

Ranked #23 of 49 · WI

1.3% below U.S. average
Mean annual salary $59,180 ≈ $28/hr
Median annual salary $58,280
Employment 990

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $49,110P25 $51,380 Median $58,280P75 $62,540P90 $73,870

About 80% of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface minings in Wisconsin earn between $49,110 and $73,870. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Wisconsin
$59,180
U.S. average
$59,930

The mean excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining salary in Wisconsin is $59,180, about 1.3% below the U.S. average ($59,930). That works out to roughly $28/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Wisconsin

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Appleton, WI $64,720 $66,600 120
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $61,140 $60,020 200
Madison, WI $60,200 $60,840 100
Green Bay, WI $59,280 $58,800 40
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $58,210 $55,960 50
Fond du Lac, WI $56,800 $55,570 50
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,770 $56,920 80
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $56,490 $56,390 140

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