Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Carbondale-Marion 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 Carbondale-Marion, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,340
25th Percentile Wage
$45,540
50th Percentile Wage
$52,070
75th Percentile Wage
$61,230
90th Percentile Wage
$67,720

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,340.

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
$52,070
2.23% 2.23%
2016
$50,910
0.00% -
2012
$50,910
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Carbondale-Marion with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,070 in Carbondale-Marion is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Carbondale-Marion is 14.0 percent (14.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Peoria and 24.5 percent (24.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Peoria
$60,530
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$53,780
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$53,750
Carbondale-Marion
$52,070
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$47,410
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$46,270
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$39,570
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$39,310

See also: Top paying jobs in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois.