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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan 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 Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$37,030
25th Percentile Wage	$45,280
50th Percentile Wage	$62,670
75th Percentile Wage	$62,670
90th Percentile Wage	$64,750

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,030.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

Year	Median Salary	Growth	3-Year Growth
2022	$62,670	2.23%	26.79%
2021	$61,270	9.73%	-
2020	$55,310	17.05%	-
2019	$45,880	-	-

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,670, Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area is the highest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Indiana, followed by Indianapolis-Carmel (median annual salary $49,730). In comparison, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area is 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in Indianapolis-Carmel.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$62,670
Indianapolis-Carmel	$49,730
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$41,700