Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Johnstown, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Johnstown, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Johnstown 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 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,030
25th Percentile Wage
$33,290
50th Percentile Wage
$40,440
75th Percentile Wage
$47,420
90th Percentile Wage
$51,630

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,030.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$40,440
11.92% 0.00%
2015
$35,620
-6.20% -
2014
$37,830
0.34% -
2013
$37,700
-7.27% -
2012
$40,440
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Johnstown with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,440 in Johnstown is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Johnstown is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 38.4 percent (38.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$54,310
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$49,130
York-Hanover
$48,590
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$47,790
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$47,780
Newark-Union
$46,890
Erie
$46,030
Philadelphia
$45,320
Reading
$44,030
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$43,350
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$42,750
Lancaster
$40,580
Johnstown
$40,440
Pittsburgh
$39,140
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$38,710
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$37,730
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$24,910

See also: Top paying jobs in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.