Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,610
25th Percentile Wage
$41,900
50th Percentile Wage
$45,790
75th Percentile Wage
$49,690
90th Percentile Wage
$52,030

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,610.

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 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$45,790
3.73% 3.17%
2016
$44,080
-2.52% -
2013
$45,190
1.88% -
2012
$44,340
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,790 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 32.7 percent (32.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills and 37.0 percent (37.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$67,990
Ann Arbor
$51,850
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$47,040
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$45,790
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$44,370
Lansing-East Lansing
$44,250
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$43,170
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$42,340
Jackson
$42,080
Kalamazoo-Portage
$41,770
Flint
$41,230
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$41,170
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$36,860
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$28,840