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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,350
25th Percentile Wage
$38,920
50th Percentile Wage
$57,250
75th Percentile Wage
$62,030
90th Percentile Wage
$64,900

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,350.

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 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$57,250
4.17% 18.79%
2016
$54,860
3.79% -
2015
$52,780
11.92% -
2012
$46,490
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,250, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is the highest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in state of Florida, followed by Lakeland-Winter Haven (median annual salary $56,230). In comparison, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 1.8 percent (1.8%) higher than that in Lakeland-Winter Haven.

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

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