SOC 47-5022 · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary in Spokane, WA

The average salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Spokane, Washington is $62,960 a year ($30.27 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,180: half of the 50 people in this job in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 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).

$62,960average per year

$30.27 / hourMedian $60,180Take-home ≈ $52,768

  • $55K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $80K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 2Washington metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining pay range in Spokane

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,830 a year or less, while the top 10% make $80,070 or more. The middle half of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Spokane earn between $54,830 and $66,840.

  • $55K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $80K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$62,960$5,247$30.27
Median$60,180$5,015$28.93
Entry level (25th percentile)$54,830$4,569$26.36
Experienced (75th percentile)$66,840$5,570$32.13

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

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

On the average salary of $62,960, a single filer in Spokane takes home about $52,768 a year, or $4,397 a month and $2,030 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Spokane area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $62,960 buys what about $62,743 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Spokane ($54,660). A typical home costs $423,842, or 6.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Spokane ranks 2nd of 2 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($76,920).

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

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).

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

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

$30.27 an hour on average, and $28.93 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,830 a year and the 25th percentile is $54,830, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $52,768 a year ($4,397 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $62,960. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining earn more in Spokane 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA (44060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.1%.
  • 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. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.96, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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