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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Indianapolis, IN

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN earns $61,330 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,135 a month.

10th percentile
$49,470
25th percentile
$57,840
Median percentile
$61,330
75th percentile
$90,350
90th percentile
$90,360

Based on 320 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

$49,619 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,330
Federal income tax−$5,180
Social Security + Medicare−$4,692
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,840
Monthly take-home$4,135
Every two weeks$1,908

Does it go far here?

$64,088Median pay in Indianapolis, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,191 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Indianapolis, IN

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$374,730
Physicians, All Other$364,040
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,470
Family Medicine Physicians$287,130
Chief Executives$256,320
Pediatricians, General$170,020
Dentists, General$166,120
Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,640

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