Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Charleston, West Virginia

The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Charleston, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Charleston 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 Charleston, West Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,540
25th Percentile Wage
$55,490
50th Percentile Wage
$67,020
75th Percentile Wage
$74,160
90th Percentile Wage
$78,500

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Charleston, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,540.

Table 2. Compare Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator, Surface Mining Salary in Charleston with Other West Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $67,020, Charleston is the second highest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Huntington-Ashland (median annual salary of $73,750). Compared with Huntington-Ashland, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Charleston is 9.1 percent (9.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Huntington-Ashland
$73,750
Charleston
$67,020
Wheeling
$65,030
North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$62,850
Hagerstown-Martinsburg
$55,470
Morgantown
$52,650
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$51,300
Winchester
$45,890
Cumberland
$38,230

See also: Top paying jobs in Charleston, West Virginia.