Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Salt Lake City, Utah

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Salt Lake City, Utah is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City, Utah

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,710
25th Percentile Wage
$41,740
50th Percentile Wage
$48,740
75th Percentile Wage
$54,620
90th Percentile Wage
$63,970

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Salt Lake City, Utah in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,710.

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
$48,740
1.44% 12.64%
2021
$48,040
12.36% -
2020
$42,100
-1.14% -
2019
$42,580
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Salt Lake City with Other Utah Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,740, Salt Lake City is the second highest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Utah, following the highest paying city Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $56,350). Compared with Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Salt Lake City is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area
$56,350
Salt Lake City
$48,740
Provo-Orem
$48,310
Ogden-Clearfield
$46,070
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area
$45,180
Logan
$44,310
St George
$44,280

See also: Top paying jobs in Salt Lake City, Utah.