Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$44,490
25th Percentile Wage
$53,850
50th Percentile Wage
$58,850
75th Percentile Wage
$64,260
90th Percentile Wage
$77,280

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,490.

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
$58,850
-2.23% 22.46%
2021
$60,160
21.33% -
2020
$47,330
3.59% -
2019
$45,630
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,850 in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Minnesota. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is 8.5 percent (8.5%) lower than that in the highest paying St Cloud and 13.3 percent (13.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
St Cloud
$64,320
Rochester
$64,130
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$60,730
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$58,850
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$51,000

See also: Top paying jobs in Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota.