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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Fresno, CA

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Fresno, CA earns $74,390 a year, 30% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,663 a month.

10th percentile
$57,660
25th percentile
$60,760
Median percentile
$74,390
75th percentile
$143,320
90th percentile
$143,320

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

$55,956 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,390
Federal income tax−$7,536
Social Security + Medicare−$5,691
California income tax (approx.)−$5,207
Monthly take-home$4,663
Every two weeks$2,152

Does it go far here?

$72,819Median pay in Fresno, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.2 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,392 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fresno, CA

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Chief Executives$188,930
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Lawyers$162,680
Computer and Information Systems Managers$148,650
Financial Managers$137,650
Medical and Health Services Managers$136,130
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$134,720

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