Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Birmingham-Hoover 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, Surface Mining in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,010
25th Percentile Wage
$40,030
50th Percentile Wage
$40,040
75th Percentile Wage
$52,020
90th Percentile Wage
$68,620

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,010.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$40,040
3.00% -40.46%
2021
$38,840
-68.25% -
2020
$65,350
13.94% -
2019
$56,240
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Birmingham-Hoover with Other Alabama Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,040 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Birmingham-Hoover is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Tuscaloosa and 18.1 percent (18.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mobile.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Tuscaloosa
$53,080
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$48,070
Birmingham-Hoover
$40,040
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
$37,510
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$37,500
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$36,990
Mobile
$32,810

See also: Top paying jobs in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama.