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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area 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 Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$52,160
25th Percentile Wage	$56,570
50th Percentile Wage	$64,010
75th Percentile Wage	$72,050
90th Percentile Wage	$76,870

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,160.

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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	2-Year Growth
2014	$64,010	0.00%	0.00%
2012	$64,010	-	-

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,010, Central Washington nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Bellevue-Everett (median annual salary of $73,670). Compared with Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area is 13.1 percent (13.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett	$73,670
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area	$64,010
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$62,100
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$58,530
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$55,700
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$54,280
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$54,230
Bellingham	$54,050
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$54,050
Spokane	$49,480
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$46,530
Tacoma	$38,470