SOC 47-5022 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary in Miami, FL

The average salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Miami, Florida is $51,920 a year ($24.96 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,770: half of the 190 people in this job in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($61,487).

$51,920average per year

$24.96 / hourMedian $48,770Take-home ≈ $43,898

  • $38K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

190people in this job
-16%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 3Florida metros
114cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining pay range in Miami

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,420 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,830 or more. The middle half of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Miami earn between $45,720 and $59,760.

  • $38K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$51,920$4,327$24.96
Median$48,770$4,064$23.45
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,720$3,810$21.98
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,760$4,980$28.73

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary after taxes in Miami

On the average salary of $51,920, a single filer in Miami takes home about $43,898 a year, or $3,658 a month and $1,688 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Miami a good place for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Miami area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 114.2), so the average $51,920 buys what about $45,482 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Miami ($48,640). A typical home costs $475,622, or 9.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Miami ranks 1st of 3 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($110,990).

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

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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Miami: questions

How much do excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining make an hour in Miami?

$24.96 an hour on average, and $23.45 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining salary in Miami?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,420 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,720, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining take-home pay in Miami?

About $43,898 a year ($3,658 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $51,920. Florida has no state income tax.

Do excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining earn more in Miami than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($61,487).

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; area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (33100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.9%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.31, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.31).

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