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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington 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 Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,700
25th Percentile Wage
$49,580
50th Percentile Wage
$64,860
75th Percentile Wage
$77,730
90th Percentile Wage
$84,480

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,700.

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 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$64,860
20.74% 38.93%
2017
$51,410
0.91% -
2016
$50,940
7.01% -
2015
$47,370
-39.31% -
2014
$65,990
19.65% -
2013
$53,020
25.29% -
2012
$39,610
- -

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator Salary in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,860, Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is the second highest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in state of Wisconsin, following the highest paying city Appleton (median annual salary of $68,990). Compared with Appleton, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Appleton
$68,990
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$64,860
Duluth
$63,340
Racine
$61,670
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$51,620
Lake County-Kenosha County
$50,720
Madison
$49,500
Fond du Lac
$48,920
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$48,410
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$48,180
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$44,490
Eau Claire
$44,200
Janesville
$43,630
Wausau
$39,620
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$38,620
Green Bay
$36,610

See also: Top paying jobs in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin.