Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Lansing-East Lansing 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 Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,790
25th Percentile Wage
$36,590
50th Percentile Wage
$41,260
75th Percentile Wage
$49,340
90th Percentile Wage
$69,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,790.

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
$41,260
-6.30% -6.30%
2019
$43,860
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,260, Lansing-East Lansing is the lowest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Michigan, following city of Monroe (median annual salary of $69,880). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Lansing-East Lansing is about 41.0 percent (41.0%) lower than that of the highest paying city Monroe.

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 Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan.