Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Tucson, Arizona

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Tucson, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage data of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Tucson 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 Tucson, Arizona

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,490
25th Percentile Wage
$45,740
50th Percentile Wage
$49,480
75th Percentile Wage
$54,410
90th Percentile Wage
$54,760

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Tucson, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,490.

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
$49,480
-15.82% -13.10%
2020
$57,310
2.36% -
2019
$55,960
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Tucson with Other Arizona Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,480, Tucson is the second highest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Arizona, following the highest paying city Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale (median annual salary of $58,240). Compared with Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Tucson is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale
$58,240
Tucson
$49,480
North Arizona nonmetropolitan area
$42,110

See also: Top paying jobs in Tucson, Arizona.