Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Anchorage, Alaska

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Anchorage, Alaska is shown in Table 1. The wage data of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Anchorage is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators in Anchorage, Alaska

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,030
25th Percentile Wage
$56,700
50th Percentile Wage
$79,200
75th Percentile Wage
$96,810
90th Percentile Wage
$107,920

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Anchorage, Alaska in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,030.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$79,200
33.32% 16.22%
2016
$52,810
10.89% -
2015
$47,060
3.68% -
2014
$45,330
-46.37% -
2012
$66,350
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Anchorage with Other Alaska Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,200 in Anchorage is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in state of Alaska. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Anchorage is 9.7 percent (9.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area and 26.6 percent (26.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fairbanks.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area
$87,660
Alaska nonmetropolitan area
$86,900
Anchorage
$79,200
Fairbanks
$58,170

See also: Top paying jobs in Anchorage, Alaska.