Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley 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 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,190
25th Percentile Wage
$34,070
50th Percentile Wage
$42,780
75th Percentile Wage
$48,410
90th Percentile Wage
$51,930

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,190.

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 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2020
$42,780
5.94% 5.94%
2019
$40,240
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Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley with Other South Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,780 in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is 13.2 percent (13.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 12.0 percent (12.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Spartanburg.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill
$49,300
Columbia
$44,940
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley
$42,780
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville
$41,060
Augusta-Richmond County
$40,660
Spartanburg
$37,650

See also: Top paying jobs in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina.