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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Boise City, ID

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Boise City, ID earns $55,420 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,648 a month.

10th percentile
$48,930
25th percentile
$52,040
Median percentile
$55,420
75th percentile
$63,290
90th percentile
$68,270

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

$43,773 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,420
Federal income tax−$4,470
Social Security + Medicare−$4,240
Idaho income tax (approx.)−$2,937
Monthly take-home$3,648
Every two weeks$1,684

Does it go far here?

$56,326Median pay in Boise City, ID is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.4 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,487 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Boise City, ID

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$281,440
Chief Executives$172,780
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,530
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,990
Marketing Managers$159,930
Pharmacists$150,710
Sales Managers$141,440
Physician Assistants$134,800

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