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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Albany, NY

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY earns $60,050 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,902 a month.

10th percentile
$47,280
25th percentile
$47,840
Median percentile
$60,050
75th percentile
$68,990
90th percentile
$71,020

Based on 340 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

$46,827 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,050
Federal income tax−$5,026
Social Security + Medicare−$4,594
New York income tax (approx.)−$3,603
Monthly take-home$3,902
Every two weeks$1,801

Does it go far here?

$60,312Median pay in Albany, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.6 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,280 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Albany, NY

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Chief Executives$180,240
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Marketing Managers$153,580
Financial Managers$150,590
Industrial Production Managers$141,300

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