Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Huntsville, Alabama

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Huntsville, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Huntsville 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 Huntsville, Alabama

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,410
25th Percentile Wage
$34,160
50th Percentile Wage
$41,420
75th Percentile Wage
$60,080
90th Percentile Wage
$74,190

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Huntsville, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,410.

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 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$41,420
6.35% 6.35%
2016
$38,790
8.38% -
2015
$35,540
-9.14% -
2012
$38,790
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Huntsville with Other Alabama Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,420 in Huntsville is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Huntsville is 21.8 percent (21.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 47.4 percent (47.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Birmingham-Hoover
$52,990
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
$42,760
Tuscaloosa
$42,370
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$42,020
Huntsville
$41,420
Mobile
$37,510
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$34,370
Auburn-Opelika
$34,290
Montgomery
$32,280
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$30,000
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$21,770

See also: Top paying jobs in Huntsville, Alabama.