Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$46,520
25th Percentile Wage
$51,060
50th Percentile Wage
$51,880
75th Percentile Wage
$57,450
90th Percentile Wage
$61,300

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,520.

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.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$51,880
6.40% 8.35%
2021
$48,560
1.42% -
2020
$47,870
0.67% -
2019
$47,550
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Detroit-Warren-Livonia with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,880 in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is 25.8 percent (25.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Monroe and 20.5 percent (20.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lansing-East Lansing.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Monroe
$69,880
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$55,080
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$51,880
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$49,080
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$47,830
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$47,110
Niles-Benton Harbor
$46,640
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$45,900
Lansing-East Lansing
$41,260

See also: Top paying jobs in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan.