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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana

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

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$28,270
25th Percentile Wage	$35,260
50th Percentile Wage	$44,570
75th Percentile Wage	$54,360
90th Percentile Wage	$62,020

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,270.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	1-Year Growth
2020	$44,570	0.90%	0.90%
2019	$44,170	-	-

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,570, Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Montana, following the highest paying city East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $76,590). Compared with East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area is 41.8 percent (41.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	$76,590
Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area	$44,570