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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$65,040
25th Percentile Wage
$78,320
50th Percentile Wage
$95,000
75th Percentile Wage
$108,740
90th Percentile Wage
$124,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,040.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$95,000
17.55% 29.51%
2016
$78,330
2.52% -
2015
$76,360
3.12% -
2014
$73,980
-6.68% -
2013
$78,920
15.14% -
2012
$66,970
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $95,000, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is the highest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in state of California, followed by Modesto (median annual salary $92,210). In comparison, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 2.9 percent (2.9%) higher than that in Modesto.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$95,000
Modesto
$92,210
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$87,510
Chico
$82,410
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$76,620
Redding
$74,910
Salinas
$65,380
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$63,440
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$63,350
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$62,820
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$60,530
Fresno
$59,580
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$59,140
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$58,020
Stockton
$56,160
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$55,760
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$55,700
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$54,440
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$53,720
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$53,410
Merced
$53,260
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$52,880
Vallejo-Fairfield
$52,190
Bakersfield-Delano
$51,370
Visalia-Porterville
$48,810
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$46,410
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$45,830
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$45,770
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$42,690