Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in St George, Utah

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,210
25th Percentile Wage
$35,300
50th Percentile Wage
$44,280
75th Percentile Wage
$50,090
90th Percentile Wage
$56,960

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in St George, Utah in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,210.

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
$44,280
0.36% 10.98%
2021
$44,120
5.53% -
2020
$41,680
5.42% -
2019
$39,420
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in St George with Other Utah Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,280, St George is the lowest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of Utah, following city of Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $56,350). In comparison, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in St George is 21.4 percent (21.4%) lower than that in the highest paying city Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area.

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 St George, Utah.