Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Midland, Texas

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,030
25th Percentile Wage
$38,090
50th Percentile Wage
$44,930
75th Percentile Wage
$50,280
90th Percentile Wage
$56,020

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Midland, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,030.

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 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$44,930
-1.78% -4.81%
2017
$45,730
-2.97% -
2016
$47,090
3.48% -
2015
$45,450
11.00% -
2014
$40,450
-16.42% -
2012
$47,090
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Midland with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,930, Midland is the highest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in state of Texas, followed by Odessa (median annual salary $43,360). In comparison, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Midland is 3.5 percent (3.5%) higher than that in Odessa.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in Midland, Texas.