SOC 47-5022 · Vineland, NJ metro

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary in Vineland, NJ

The average salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Vineland, New Jersey is $69,350 a year ($33.34 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $61,760: half of the 40 people in this job in the Vineland, NJ metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($61,487).

$69,350average per year

$33.34 / hourMedian $61,760Take-home ≈ $55,334

  • $52K10th
  • $57K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $84K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
+13%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2New Jersey metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining pay range in Vineland

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,410 a year or less, while the top 10% make $84,040 or more. The middle half of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Vineland earn between $56,680 and $80,310.

  • $52K10th
  • $57K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $84K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$69,350$5,779$33.34
Median$61,760$5,147$29.69
Entry level (25th percentile)$56,680$4,723$27.25
Experienced (75th percentile)$80,310$6,692$38.61

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

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

On the average salary of $69,350, a single filer in Vineland takes home about $55,334 a year, or $4,611 a month and $2,128 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New Jersey's employee unemployment, disability and family-leave contributions are not included.

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

Prices in the Vineland area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.0), so the average $69,350 buys what about $72,264 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Vineland ($48,190). A typical home costs $278,723, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Vineland ranks 1st of 2 New Jersey metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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

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

$33.34 an hour on average, and $29.69 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,410 a year and the 25th percentile is $56,680, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $55,334 a year ($4,611 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $69,350. New Jersey's employee unemployment, disability and family-leave contributions are not included.

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

The average here is 13% more 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 Vineland, NJ (47220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.8%.
  • 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 state income tax (2025 rules). New Jersey's employee unemployment, disability and family-leave contributions are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.07, this job is 3.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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