Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Dayton, Ohio

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Dayton, Ohio is shown in Table 1. The wage information of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Dayton 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 Dayton, Ohio

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,470
25th Percentile Wage
$35,240
50th Percentile Wage
$38,180
75th Percentile Wage
$41,040
90th Percentile Wage
$57,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Dayton, Ohio in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,470.

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
$38,180
-0.21% -0.21%
2019
$38,260
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Dayton with Other Ohio Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,180, Dayton is the lowest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Ohio, following city of Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor (median annual salary of $52,870). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Dayton is about 27.8 percent (27.8%) lower than that of the highest paying city Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor
$52,870
Canton-Massillon
$52,300
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
$50,160
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
$48,980
Columbus
$48,890
Toledo
$48,690
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area
$47,210
Cincinnati-Middletown
$45,630
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
$44,860
Dayton
$38,180

See also: Top paying jobs in Dayton, Ohio.