Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,140
25th Percentile Wage
$32,930
50th Percentile Wage
$37,340
75th Percentile Wage
$43,740
90th Percentile Wage
$51,200

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,140.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$37,340
14.49% 7.79%
2016
$31,930
3.48% -
2015
$30,820
2.60% -
2014
$30,020
-13.02% -
2013
$33,930
-1.47% -
2012
$34,430
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,340 in Dallas-Plano-Irving is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Dallas-Plano-Irving is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 24.5 percent (24.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Angelo.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Midland
$44,930
Odessa
$43,360
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$41,420
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$40,810
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$39,800
Fort Worth-Arlington
$39,770
Corpus Christi
$39,360
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$38,560
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$38,460
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$38,150
Longview
$37,910
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$37,500
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$37,450
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$37,340
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,130
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$36,690
Amarillo
$36,460
Tyler
$36,210
Lubbock
$36,140
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$34,900
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$34,460
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$34,420
College Station-Bryan
$34,310
Sherman-Denison
$33,280
El Paso
$32,330
Victoria
$29,740
Waco
$29,280
Brownsville-Harlingen
$28,720
San Angelo
$28,200