Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining: pay by state
SOC 47-5022 ยท Construction and Extraction. 49 of 51 areas (50 states and DC) have a published mean annual wage.
| # | State | Jobs | Mean annual wage | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | 740 | $88,110 | $80,310 |
| 2 | North Dakota | 220 | $88,100 | $90,380 |
| 3 | California | 790 | $85,520 | $74,500 |
| 4 | Alaska | 140 | $75,720 | $74,680 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 280 | $75,540 | $76,070 |
| 6 | Wyoming | 420 | $75,290 | $78,230 |
| 7 | Illinois | 1,310 | $73,360 | $80,600 |
| 8 | Washington | 640 | $71,140 | $64,270 |
| 9 | Nevada | 730 | $69,640 | $63,810 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 280 | $68,460 | $65,710 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 270 | $67,590 | $76,350 |
| 12 | Colorado | 820 | $67,370 | $61,020 |
| 13 | Montana | 150 | $66,850 | $65,850 |
| 14 | Indiana | 1,530 | $65,710 | $61,910 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 520 | $65,580 | $61,260 |
| 16 | Arizona | 560 | $65,360 | $60,310 |
| 17 | Ohio | 1,120 | $63,300 | $58,240 |
| 18 | Oregon | 310 | $63,000 | $61,280 |
| 19 | West Virginia | 650 | $62,500 | $61,330 |
| 20 | New York | 1,490 | $61,950 | $58,120 |
| 21 | New Hampshire | 350 | $61,160 | $58,540 |
| 22 | Virginia | 1,150 | $60,280 | $59,480 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 990 | $59,180 | $58,280 |
| 24 | Michigan | 880 | $58,710 | $59,040 |
| 25 | Idaho | 190 | $58,150 | $58,670 |
| 26 | Maine | 230 | $57,470 | $55,890 |
| 27 | Maryland | 730 | $57,420 | $57,610 |
| 28 | Rhode Island | 50 | $57,340 | $59,590 |
| 29 | Vermont | 250 | $56,900 | $59,790 |
| 30 | Iowa | 560 | $56,370 | $59,390 |
| 31 | Utah | 400 | $56,280 | $54,330 |
| 32 | North Carolina | n/a | $55,860 | $58,620 |
| 33 | Nebraska | 300 | $55,830 | $58,370 |
| 34 | Missouri | 310 | $55,740 | $56,760 |
| 35 | Tennessee | 550 | $54,260 | $49,500 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | 1,520 | $53,930 | $52,350 |
| 37 | Florida | 1,480 | $53,840 | $51,990 |
| 38 | Delaware | 130 | $53,160 | $46,900 |
| 39 | Georgia | 1,180 | $53,030 | $50,290 |
| 40 | South Carolina | 330 | $53,000 | $52,580 |
| 41 | Kentucky | 790 | $52,300 | $47,780 |
| 42 | Texas | 5,030 | $51,770 | $49,000 |
| 43 | Kansas | 270 | $51,140 | $48,950 |
| 44 | South Dakota | 280 | $50,850 | $48,250 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | 1,440 | $49,420 | $47,100 |
| 46 | Louisiana | 280 | $49,000 | $53,510 |
| 47 | Alabama | 410 | $48,630 | $47,770 |
| 48 | Mississippi | 290 | $48,150 | $48,490 |
| 49 | Arkansas | 250 | $45,080 | $46,170 |
No published mean wage for: District of Columbia (not a state), Hawaii. These are not zero; the source withholds or does not report the figure.