Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in California
The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in California earns $74,500 a year, 30% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,669 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $54,390
- 25th percentile
- $61,240
- Median percentile
- $74,500
- 75th percentile
- $98,690
- 90th percentile
- $142,600
Based on 790 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
$56,026 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $74,500 |
| Federal income tax | −$7,560 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$5,699 |
| California income tax (approx.) | −$5,215 |
| Monthly take-home | $4,669 |
| Every two weeks | $2,155 |
Does it go far here?
$67,287Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in California
| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $400,150 |
| Neurologists | $357,080 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $353,900 |
| Psychiatrists | $353,500 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $313,890 |
| Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $301,240 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $292,410 |
| Physicians, All Other | $281,590 |
All excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining salaries · Take-home pay in California