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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $61,140 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,005 a month.

10th percentile
$51,190
25th percentile
$51,230
Median percentile
$61,140
75th percentile
$63,110
90th percentile
$73,650

Based on 200 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

$48,066 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,140
Federal income tax−$5,157
Social Security + Medicare−$4,677
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,240
Monthly take-home$4,005
Every two weeks$1,849

Does it go far here?

$63,072Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,139 a month, Census ACS).

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Sales Managers$144,560
Architectural and Engineering Managers$143,570

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