Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in St Cloud, Minnesota

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$41,490
25th Percentile Wage
$52,170
50th Percentile Wage
$64,320
75th Percentile Wage
$79,100
90th Percentile Wage
$81,090

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in St Cloud, Minnesota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,490.

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
$64,320
24.83% 20.44%
2021
$48,350
-5.09% -
2020
$50,810
-0.71% -
2019
$51,170
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in St Cloud with Other Minnesota Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,320, St Cloud is the highest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Minnesota, followed by Rochester (median annual salary $64,130). In comparison, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in St Cloud is .3 percent (.3%) higher than that in Rochester.

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 St Cloud, Minnesota.