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

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Missouri earns $56,760 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,760 a month.

10th percentile
$43,370
25th percentile
$49,660
Median percentile
$56,760
75th percentile
$59,370
90th percentile
$61,720

Based on 310 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

$45,119 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,760
Federal income tax−$4,631
Social Security + Medicare−$4,342
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,668
Monthly take-home$3,760
Every two weeks$1,735

Does it go far here?

$62,499Median pay in Missouri is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.8 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,033 a month, Census ACS).

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