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

National average: $60,016 · 49 states · BLS OEWS May 2025

StateMean Salary
New Jersey$88,110
North Dakota$88,100
California$85,520
Alaska$75,720
Massachusetts$75,540
Wyoming$75,290
Illinois$73,360
Washington$71,140
Nevada$69,640
Connecticut$68,460
New Mexico$67,590
Colorado$67,370
Montana$66,850
Indiana$65,710
Minnesota$65,580
Arizona$65,360
Ohio$63,300
Oregon$63,000
West Virginia$62,500
New York$61,950
New Hampshire$61,160
Virginia$60,280
Wisconsin$59,180
Michigan$58,710
Idaho$58,150
Maine$57,470
Maryland$57,420
Rhode Island$57,340
Vermont$56,900
Iowa$56,370
Utah$56,280
North Carolina$55,860
Nebraska$55,830
Missouri$55,740
Tennessee$54,260
Pennsylvania$53,930
Florida$53,840
Delaware$53,160
Georgia$53,030
South Carolina$53,000
Kentucky$52,300
Texas$51,770
Kansas$51,140
South Dakota$50,850
Oklahoma$49,420
Louisiana$49,000
Alabama$48,630
Mississippi$48,150
Arkansas$45,080