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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,660
25th Percentile Wage
$36,240
50th Percentile Wage
$43,550
75th Percentile Wage
$57,150
90th Percentile Wage
$63,890

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,660.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2020
$43,550
0.44% 0.44%
2019
$43,360
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Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,550, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the lowest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Illinois, following city of Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $64,870). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is about 32.9 percent (32.9%) lower than that of the highest paying city Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$64,870
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$57,640
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$51,190
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$43,550

See also: Top paying jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois.