Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,370
25th Percentile Wage
$35,180
50th Percentile Wage
$38,190
75th Percentile Wage
$41,200
90th Percentile Wage
$49,170

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,370.

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
$38,190
-1.02% -1.02%
2019
$38,580
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,190, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the lowest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of New York, following city of New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $94,090). In comparison, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 59.4 percent (59.4%) lower than that in the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$94,090
Rochester
$53,100
Glens Falls
$51,180
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$48,250
Syracuse
$47,720
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$47,630
Utica-Rome
$47,330
Binghamton
$47,100
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$46,280
Ithaca
$44,720
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$42,340
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$38,190

See also: Top paying jobs in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York.