Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Jefferson City, Missouri

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Jefferson City, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage information of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Jefferson City 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 Jefferson City, Missouri

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,110
25th Percentile Wage
$33,110
50th Percentile Wage
$38,860
75th Percentile Wage
$54,520
90th Percentile Wage
$61,110

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Jefferson City, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,110.

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Jefferson City with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,860 in Jefferson City is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Jefferson City is 21.3 percent (21.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Kansas City and 24.1 percent (24.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kansas City
$49,400
Joplin
$46,740
St Louis
$46,410
Springfield
$39,030
Jefferson City
$38,860
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$37,750
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
$37,540
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$37,140
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$36,850
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$29,500

See also: Top paying jobs in Jefferson City, Missouri.