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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,180
25th Percentile Wage
$41,150
50th Percentile Wage
$45,890
75th Percentile Wage
$50,520
90th Percentile Wage
$55,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Winchester, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,180.

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,890 in Winchester is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Winchester is 37.8 percent (37.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntington-Ashland and 16.7 percent (16.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Cumberland.

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 Winchester, West Virginia.