Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Fort Collins-Loveland 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 Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,700
25th Percentile Wage
$40,470
50th Percentile Wage
$52,710
75th Percentile Wage
$61,580
90th Percentile Wage
$66,870

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,700.

Median salary trend

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 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2020
$52,710
7.84% 7.84%
2019
$48,580
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Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Fort Collins-Loveland with Other Colorado Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,710 in Fort Collins-Loveland is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Colorado. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Fort Collins-Loveland is 36.3 percent (36.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area and 10.1 percent (10.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Greeley.

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 Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado.