Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary in Pennsylvania

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 12 metro areas • Pennsylvania

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Pennsylvania earn a median salary of $49,729 per year on average across 12 metro and nonmetro areas, -5.4% vs the national median of $52,550. An estimated 1,630 excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining are employed across Pennsylvania, with salaries ranging from $42,710 to $59,470 depending on location.

$49,729 Avg median salary in Pennsylvania
$59,470 Highest paying metro
$42,710 Lowest paying metro
1,630 Employed in Pennsylvania

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      Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salaries by city in Pennsylvania

      Metro area Median salary 25th pct 75th pct Employed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $59,470 $50,810 $103,860 230
      Reading, PA $56,750 $48,840 $61,020 40
      Allentown, PA-NJ $49,990 $49,990 $57,130 50
      Scranton, PA $49,100 $40,890 $50,040 60
      York, PA $48,980 $48,110 $49,990 70
      Pittsburgh, PA $48,940 $48,040 $50,680 300
      Lancaster, PA $48,920 $48,540 $49,090 130
      Central Pennsylvania $48,660 $42,940 $50,270 210
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $48,520 $39,080 $56,390 220
      Chambersburg, PA $47,620 $47,620 $48,170 50
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $47,090 $38,400 $48,460 190
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $42,710 $38,620 $48,330 80

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