Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage data of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield 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 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,220
25th Percentile Wage
$48,620
50th Percentile Wage
$53,350
75th Percentile Wage
$61,620
90th Percentile Wage
$62,730

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,220.

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
$53,350
6.04% 4.35%
2021
$50,130
-12.87% -
2020
$56,580
9.81% -
2019
$51,030
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield with Other Colorado Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,350, Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is the second highest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Colorado, following the highest paying city Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $82,770). Compared with Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is 35.5 percent (35.5%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$82,770
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield
$53,350
Fort Collins-Loveland
$52,710
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$49,760
Greeley
$47,360

See also: Top paying jobs in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado.