Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Ocala, Florida

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Ocala, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Ocala 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 Ocala, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,370
25th Percentile Wage
$34,570
50th Percentile Wage
$37,770
75th Percentile Wage
$41,320
90th Percentile Wage
$57,360

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Ocala, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,370.

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 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$37,770
1.83% 9.00%
2017
$37,080
7.31% -
2016
$34,370
0.00% -
2012
$34,370
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Ocala with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,770 in Ocala is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Ocala is 34.0 percent (34.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville and 31.9 percent (31.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$57,250
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$56,230
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$54,810
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$53,080
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$48,090
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$46,350
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$38,890
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$38,440
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$38,030
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$37,890
Ocala
$37,770
Naples-Marco Island
$37,350
Punta Gorda
$37,290
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$36,840
Jacksonville
$36,670
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$35,420
Tallahassee
$34,910
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$34,440
Port St Lucie
$33,930
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$31,530
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$29,610
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area
$26,160
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$25,720

See also: Top paying jobs in Ocala, Florida.