Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Worcester, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Worcester, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Worcester 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 Worcester, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,130
25th Percentile Wage
$46,540
50th Percentile Wage
$57,450
75th Percentile Wage
$63,320
90th Percentile Wage
$80,520

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Worcester, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,130.

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 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2021
$57,450
45.69% 6.88%
2020
$31,200
-71.47% -
2019
$53,500
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Worcester with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,450 in Worcester is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Worcester is 11.0 percent (11.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 14.9 percent (14.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$64,530
Barnstable Town
$58,590
Springfield
$57,900
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
$57,580
Worcester
$57,450
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$48,900

See also: Top paying jobs in Worcester, Massachusetts.