Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,500
25th Percentile Wage
$47,610
50th Percentile Wage
$47,690
75th Percentile Wage
$60,630
90th Percentile Wage
$60,630

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,500.

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 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2021
$47,690
23.44% 26.50%
2020
$36,510
4.00% -
2019
$35,050
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,690 in Gettysburg is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Gettysburg is 19.4 percent (19.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 26.4 percent (26.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnstown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$59,160
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$57,680
Reading
$55,260
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$52,130
Pittsburgh
$51,040
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$49,220
Lancaster
$49,170
York-Hanover
$48,380
Gettysburg
$47,690
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$46,010
Altoona
$45,060
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$39,060
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$38,970
East Stroudsburg
$38,540
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$37,710
Johnstown
$35,120

See also: Top paying jobs in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.