Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman 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 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,500
25th Percentile Wage
$46,480
50th Percentile Wage
$57,680
75th Percentile Wage
$57,680
90th Percentile Wage
$57,680

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,500.

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
$57,680
17.79% 35.97%
2021
$47,420
18.68% -
2020
$38,560
4.23% -
2019
$36,930
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,680, Youngstown-Warren-Boardman is the second highest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington (median annual salary of $59,160). Compared with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman is 2.5 percent (2.5%) lower.

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 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania.