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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Delaware

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Delaware earns $46,900 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,107 a month.

10th percentile
$36,480
25th percentile
$38,380
Median percentile
$46,900
75th percentile
$57,060
90th percentile
$70,440

Based on 130 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

$37,285 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,900
Federal income tax−$3,448
Social Security + Medicare−$3,588
Delaware income tax (approx.)−$2,580
Monthly take-home$3,107
Every two weeks$1,434

Does it go far here?

$46,990Median pay in Delaware is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.8 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,401 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Delaware

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$297,470
Family Medicine Physicians$228,000
Financial Managers$181,580
Architectural and Engineering Managers$181,190
Lawyers$173,510
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,500
Managers, All Other$168,060
Human Resources Managers$153,890

All excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining salaries · Take-home pay in Delaware