The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Farmington, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage information of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Farmington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $41,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Farmington, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,490.
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.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $74,640 | -3.71% | -3.71% |
| 2021 | $77,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $74,640, Farmington is the highest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of New Mexico, followed by Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $45,680). In comparison, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Farmington is 38.8 percent (38.8%) higher than that in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Farmington | |
| Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | |
| Albuquerque | |
| Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area |