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

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Mississippi earns $48,490 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,267 a month.

10th percentile
$35,150
25th percentile
$38,930
Median percentile
$48,490
75th percentile
$56,730
90th percentile
$59,020

Based on 290 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

$39,202 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,490
Federal income tax−$3,639
Social Security + Medicare−$3,709
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$1,940
Monthly take-home$3,267
Every two weeks$1,508

Does it go far here?

$55,766Median pay in Mississippi is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.0 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($954 a month, Census ACS).

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