SOC 47-5022 · Toledo, OH metro

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary in Toledo, OH

The average salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Toledo, Ohio is $60,460 a year ($29.07 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $61,070: half of the 100 people in this job in the Toledo, OH metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($61,487).

$60,460average per year

$29.07 / hourMedian $61,070Take-home ≈ $48,028

  • $49K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $68K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

100people in this job
-2%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 6Ohio metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining pay range in Toledo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $68,460 or more. The middle half of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Toledo earn between $51,510 and $62,970.

  • $49K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $68K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,460$5,038$29.07
Median$61,070$5,089$29.36
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,510$4,292$24.76
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,970$5,248$30.27

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

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

On the average salary of $60,460, a single filer in Toledo takes home about $48,028 a year, or $4,002 a month and $1,847 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Toledo's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Toledo area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.5), so the average $60,460 buys what about $66,109 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Toledo ($48,220). A typical home costs $203,726, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Toledo ranks 6th of 6 Ohio metro areas for this job; Cleveland pays the most ($72,280).

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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 Toledo: questions

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

$29.07 an hour on average, and $29.36 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,510, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $48,028 a year ($4,002 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,460. Includes Toledo's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Toledo, OH (45780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • 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 (2026 rules). Includes Toledo's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.48, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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