Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Chattanooga, Tennessee

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,350
25th Percentile Wage
$37,980
50th Percentile Wage
$47,030
75th Percentile Wage
$48,740
90th Percentile Wage
$58,210

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,350.

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,030 in Chattanooga is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Chattanooga is 5.9 percent (5.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Memphis and 19.9 percent (19.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Memphis
$49,980
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$47,150
Chattanooga
$47,030
Knoxville
$46,510
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$46,110
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$45,620
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$43,820
Clarksville
$38,570
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$37,690

See also: Top paying jobs in Chattanooga, Tennessee.