Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Waterloo-Cedar Falls 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,450
25th Percentile Wage
$39,310
50th Percentile Wage
$44,060
75th Percentile Wage
$48,490
90th Percentile Wage
$51,140

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,450.

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Waterloo-Cedar Falls with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,060 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area and 19.2 percent (19.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$46,520
Cedar Rapids
$46,120
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$44,180
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$44,060
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$35,600

See also: Top paying jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa.