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

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY earns $56,800 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,701 a month.

10th percentile
$41,140
25th percentile
$44,550
Median percentile
$56,800
75th percentile
$80,830
90th percentile
$93,520

Based on 100 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

$44,411 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,800
Federal income tax−$4,636
Social Security + Medicare−$4,345
New York income tax (approx.)−$3,408
Monthly take-home$3,701
Every two weeks$1,708

Does it go far here?

$59,263Median pay in Buffalo, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.8 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,057 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Buffalo, NY

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,650
Financial Managers$164,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$164,120
Sales Managers$163,090
Human Resources Managers$150,180
Marketing Managers$144,390
Pharmacists$137,900
Managers, All Other$135,910

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