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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,600
25th Percentile Wage
$37,020
50th Percentile Wage
$38,570
75th Percentile Wage
$48,200
90th Percentile Wage
$48,950

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Clarksville, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,600.

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
$38,570
3.55% 5.39%
2021
$37,200
-1.80% -
2020
$37,870
3.64% -
2019
$36,490
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,570 in Clarksville 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 Clarksville is 22.8 percent (22.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Memphis and 2.3 percent (2.3%) 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 Clarksville, Tennessee.