Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 49 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$52,550

Highest

$105,490

New Jersey

Lowest

$41,000

Mississippi

Total Employment

34,090

Salary by State

#	State	Median Salary	Employment	vs. National
1	New Jersey	$105,490	840	+100.7%
2	Minnesota	$79,060	740	+50.4%
3	Alaska	$78,690	140	+49.7%
4	North Dakota	$76,690	200	+45.9%
5	Wyoming	$76,160	390	+44.9%
6	Massachusetts	$74,300	190	+41.4%
7	California	$73,580	900	+40.0%
8	Indiana	$68,200	950	+29.8%
9	Maryland	$65,060	730	+23.8%
10	Montana	$64,740	170	+23.2%
11	West Virginia	$62,930	780	+19.8%
12	Washington	$62,530	760	+19.0%
13	District of Columbia	$62,400	40	+18.7%
14	Illinois	$62,320	1,020	+18.6%
15	Colorado	$61,660	820	+17.3%
16	New Hampshire	$60,730	250	+15.6%
17	Oregon	$60,230	240	+14.6%
18	Connecticut	$60,020	140	+14.2%
19	Vermont	$59,200	190	+12.7%
20	Wisconsin	$57,830	640	+10.0%
21	New Mexico	$57,160	240	+8.8%
22	Idaho	$57,140	290	+8.7%
23	Arizona	$57,110	370	+8.7%
24	Nevada	$56,510	650	+7.5%
25	New York	$56,460	1,410	+7.4%
26	Ohio	$56,020	1,040	+6.6%
27	Missouri	$55,500	460	+5.6%
28	Maine	$55,340	270	+5.3%
29	Delaware	$55,300	60	+5.2%
30	Michigan	$53,770	750	+2.3%
31	Virginia	$53,770	1,480	+2.3%
32	Utah	$52,240	650	-0.6%
33	Iowa	$52,170	710	-0.7%
34	South Dakota	$51,920	270	-1.2%
35	North Carolina	$50,840	450	-3.3%
36	Nebraska	$50,020	360	-4.8%
37	Kansas	$49,670	190	-5.5%
38	Georgia	$48,910	1,390	-6.9%
39	Pennsylvania	$48,730	1,660	-7.3%
40	Texas	$47,840	4,910	-9.0%
41	Florida	$47,220	1,660	-10.1%
42	Tennessee	$47,110	680	-10.4%
43	Kentucky	$46,480	780	-11.6%
44	Alabama	$46,130	470	-12.2%
45	South Carolina	$46,130	580	-12.2%
46	Arkansas	$45,270	240	-13.9%
47	Oklahoma	$44,990	1,270	-14.4%
48	Louisiana	$43,670	440	-16.9%
49	Mississippi	$41,000	230	-22.0%