Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Jackson, Mississippi

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,260
25th Percentile Wage
$35,030
50th Percentile Wage
$38,000
75th Percentile Wage
$40,960
90th Percentile Wage
$47,180

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Jackson, Mississippi in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,260.

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
$38,000
2.11% 2.11%
2019
$37,200
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Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Jackson with Other Mississippi Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,000 in Jackson is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Mississippi. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Jackson is 15.8 percent (15.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area and .3 percent (.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
$45,110
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
$42,770
Jackson
$38,000
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
$37,870

See also: Top paying jobs in Jackson, Mississippi.