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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in North Dakota

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in North Dakota earns $90,380 a year, 57% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,921 a month.

10th percentile
$50,440
25th percentile
$59,930
Median percentile
$90,380
75th percentile
$120,080
90th percentile
$123,880

Based on 220 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

$71,057 take-home a year
Gross pay$90,380
Federal income tax−$11,054
Social Security + Medicare−$6,914
North Dakota income tax (approx.)−$1,356
Monthly take-home$5,921
Every two weeks$2,733

Does it go far here?

$101,597Median pay in North Dakota is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.0 vs 100).
16%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($954 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in North Dakota

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$454,550
Computer and Information Systems Managers$149,130
Pharmacists$142,040
Financial Managers$135,890
Physician Assistants$133,450
Nurse Practitioners$130,070
Managers, All Other$126,440
Sales Managers$119,990

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