Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Burlington, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Burlington, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Burlington 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 in Burlington, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,240
25th Percentile Wage
$30,400
50th Percentile Wage
$36,770
75th Percentile Wage
$43,370
90th Percentile Wage
$47,850

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Burlington, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,240.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$36,770
-2.31% 0.00%
2014
$37,620
2.26% -
2012
$36,770
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Burlington with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,770 in Burlington is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Burlington is 15.7 percent (15.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 27.8 percent (27.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$43,630
Wilmington
$41,510
Fayetteville
$41,490
Raleigh-Cary
$41,420
Durham-Chapel Hill
$40,170
Greensboro-High Point
$39,050
Winston-Salem
$38,740
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$38,300
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$37,170
Burlington
$36,770
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$36,300
Asheville
$34,730
Jacksonville
$33,470
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$26,550

See also: Top paying jobs in Burlington, North Carolina.