Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,750
25th Percentile Wage
$30,780
50th Percentile Wage
$36,840
75th Percentile Wage
$45,700
90th Percentile Wage
$55,000

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,750.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$36,840
-10.07% 18.49%
2017
$40,550
6.29% -
2016
$38,000
8.24% -
2015
$34,870
7.43% -
2014
$32,280
8.30% -
2013
$29,600
-1.45% -
2012
$30,030
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,840 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford is 35.7 percent (35.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville and 30.2 percent (30.2%) 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida.