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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Alabama

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Alabama earns $47,770 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,201 a month.

10th percentile
$36,770
25th percentile
$40,170
Median percentile
$47,770
75th percentile
$52,350
90th percentile
$59,000

Based on 410 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$38,414 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,770
Federal income tax−$3,552
Social Security + Medicare−$3,654
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,150
Monthly take-home$3,201
Every two weeks$1,477

Does it go far here?

$53,781Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,007 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Alabama

JobMedian pay
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Chief Executives$166,420
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Financial Managers$140,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,670
Computer Hardware Engineers$136,990

All excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama