SOC 47-5022 · Green Bay, WI metro

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary in Green Bay, WI

The average salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Green Bay, Wisconsin is $58,800 a year ($28.27 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,280: half of the 40 people in this job in the Green Bay, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($61,487).

$58,800average per year

$28.27 / hourMedian $59,280Take-home ≈ $47,415

  • $49K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $74K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-4%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 5Wisconsin metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining pay range in Green Bay

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,570 a year or less, while the top 10% make $74,240 or more. The middle half of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Green Bay earn between $49,920 and $60,750.

  • $49K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $74K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,800$4,900$28.27
Median$59,280$4,940$28.50
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,920$4,160$24.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,750$5,062$29.21

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

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

On the average salary of $58,800, a single filer in Green Bay takes home about $47,415 a year, or $3,951 a month and $1,824 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Green Bay area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.1), so the average $58,800 buys what about $63,167 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Green Bay ($49,940). A typical home costs $346,517, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Green Bay ranks 4th of 5 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Appleton pays the most ($66,600).

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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 Green Bay: questions

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

$28.27 an hour on average, and $28.50 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,570 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,920, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $47,415 a year ($3,951 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,800.

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

The average here is 4% 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 Green Bay, WI (24580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.5%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.95, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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