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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Allentown, PA

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ earns $52,760 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,579 a month.

10th percentile
$49,840
25th percentile
$51,230
Median percentile
$52,760
75th percentile
$58,690
90th percentile
$63,050

Based on 50 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

$42,953 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,760
Federal income tax−$4,151
Social Security + Medicare−$4,036
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,620
Monthly take-home$3,579
Every two weeks$1,652

Does it go far here?

$52,777Median pay in Allentown, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,365 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Allentown, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,660
Marketing Managers$153,930
Financial Managers$146,030
Pharmacists$138,390
Sales Managers$135,220
Nurse Practitioners$133,890

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