Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine 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 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$79,020
25th Percentile Wage
$82,200
50th Percentile Wage
$87,510
75th Percentile Wage
$92,810
90th Percentile Wage
$95,990

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,020.

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,510 in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 7.9 percent (7.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 51.2 percent (51.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

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