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

Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Connecticut earn the most in New Haven (average $70,850 a year) and the least in Waterbury ($66,600), across the 2 Connecticut metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining average at $68,460 and the median at $65,710 for 280 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $59,930.

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining average salary by city in Connecticut

New Haven$70,850
Waterbury$66,600

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
New Haven	$70,850	$75,110	$63,200	$55,451	105
Waterbury	$66,600	$61,410	$60,660	$52,695	100

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables). Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in other states

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary by city and state

More about pay in Connecticut

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 47-5022.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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