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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Grand Rapids, MI

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI earns $68,600 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,515 a month.

10th percentile
$50,160
25th percentile
$61,800
Median percentile
$68,600
75th percentile
$70,720
90th percentile
$74,010

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

$54,175 take-home a year
Gross pay$68,600
Federal income tax−$6,262
Social Security + Medicare−$5,248
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,916
Monthly take-home$4,515
Every two weeks$2,084

Does it go far here?

$71,798Median pay in Grand Rapids, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,202 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Rapids, MI

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$248,660
Physicians, All Other$179,910
Architectural and Engineering Managers$156,280
Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,700
Pharmacists$140,710
Financial Managers$133,380
Human Resources Managers$132,100
Physician Assistants$131,930

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