Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Odessa, TX
The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Odessa, TX earns $50,230 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,545 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $38,650
- 25th percentile
- $40,050
- Median percentile
- $50,230
- 75th percentile
- $63,170
- 90th percentile
- $74,450
Based on 40 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
$42,540 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $50,230 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,848 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,843 |
| Texas income tax (approx.) | −$0 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,545 |
| Every two weeks | $1,636 |
Does it go far here?
$53,495Median pay in Odessa, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.9 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,259 a month, Census ACS).
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