Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Salem, Oregon

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$48,380
25th Percentile Wage
$49,960
50th Percentile Wage
$55,260
75th Percentile Wage
$57,790
90th Percentile Wage
$64,430

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Salem, Oregon in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,380.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$55,260
14.06% 8.02%
2021
$47,490
-7.03% -
2019
$50,830
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,260, Salem is the highest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Oregon, followed by Medford (median annual salary $50,730). In comparison, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Salem is 8.2 percent (8.2%) higher than that in Medford.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Salem
$55,260
Medford
$50,730
Albany
$49,480
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area
$48,640
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area
$48,040
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area
$47,470
Eugene-Springfield
$46,740

See also: Top paying jobs in Salem, Oregon.