The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $21,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,880.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,850, Brownsville-Harlingen is the lowest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Texas, following city of College Station-Bryan (median annual salary of $59,910). In comparison, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Brownsville-Harlingen is 51.8 percent (51.8%) lower than that in the highest paying city College Station-Bryan.