The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Rapid City, South Dakota is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Rapid City 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 | $33,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Rapid City, South Dakota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,150.
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.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,200 | 24.34% | 26.53% |
| 2020 | $35,710 | 2.88% | - |
| 2019 | $34,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,200 in Rapid City is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of South Dakota. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Rapid City is 11.5 percent (11.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area and 1.2 percent (1.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | |
| Sioux Falls | |
| Rapid City | |
| Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area |