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

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Kansas earns $48,950 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,247 a month.

10th percentile
$44,180
25th percentile
$46,340
Median percentile
$48,950
75th percentile
$56,230
90th percentile
$57,970

Based on 270 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

$38,966 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,950
Federal income tax−$3,694
Social Security + Medicare−$3,745
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$2,545
Monthly take-home$3,247
Every two weeks$1,499

Does it go far here?

$54,348Median pay in Kansas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.1 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,060 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kansas

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$437,030
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Nurse Anesthetists$212,090
Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,830
Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,150
Sales Managers$159,990
Purchasing Managers$159,850
Financial Managers$159,380

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