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

In Illinois we have BLS pay data for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Chicago only, where the average is $80,260 a year. Statewide, BLS puts the excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining average at $73,360 and the median at $80,600 for 1,310 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 Illinois

Chicago$80,260

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Chicago	$80,260	$87,060	$63,970	$61,461	104

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer. 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 Illinois

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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