The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $55,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,210.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $73,670 | 10.91% | 11.78% |
| 2016 | $65,630 | 0.78% | - |
| 2015 | $65,120 | 6.42% | - |
| 2014 | $60,940 | -11.52% | - |
| 2013 | $67,960 | 4.37% | - |
| 2012 | $64,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $73,670, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the highest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in state of Washington, followed by Central Washington nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $64,010). In comparison, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 13.1 percent (13.1%) higher than that in Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.