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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Augusta, GA

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC earns $49,520 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,283 a month.

10th percentile
$37,780
25th percentile
$46,240
Median percentile
$49,520
75th percentile
$56,920
90th percentile
$59,940

Based on 30 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

$39,399 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,520
Federal income tax−$3,762
Social Security + Medicare−$3,788
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,570
Monthly take-home$3,283
Every two weeks$1,515

Does it go far here?

$53,883Median pay in Augusta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,120 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Augusta, GA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,650
Architectural and Engineering Managers$171,720
Sales Managers$138,690
Pharmacists$131,630
Financial Managers$129,180
Mechanical Engineers$128,740
Lawyers$123,960
Medical and Health Services Managers$120,700

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