The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Columbia, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Columbia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $21,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Columbia, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,380.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,940, Columbia is the second highest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $49,300). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Columbia is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Columbia | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Spartanburg |