Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Asheville, North Carolina

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,840
25th Percentile Wage
$39,510
50th Percentile Wage
$46,740
75th Percentile Wage
$49,560
90th Percentile Wage
$63,120

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Asheville, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,840.

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 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2021
$46,740
17.16% 24.09%
2020
$38,720
8.37% -
2019
$35,480
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Asheville with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,740 in Asheville is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Asheville is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Raleigh-Cary and 18.4 percent (18.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Raleigh-Cary
$49,570
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$47,120
Asheville
$46,740
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$46,640
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$46,010
Greensboro-High Point
$42,700
Durham-Chapel Hill
$40,650
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$38,480
Jacksonville
$38,150

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