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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Oklahoma City, OK

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Oklahoma City, OK earns $47,100 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,159 a month.

10th percentile
$41,430
25th percentile
$46,490
Median percentile
$47,100
75th percentile
$55,990
90th percentile
$55,990

Based on 160 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

$37,905 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,100
Federal income tax−$3,472
Social Security + Medicare−$3,603
Oklahoma income tax (approx.)−$2,120
Monthly take-home$3,159
Every two weeks$1,458

Does it go far here?

$52,097Median pay in Oklahoma City, OK is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.4 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,124 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Oklahoma City, OK

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$481,870
Physicians, All Other$307,800
Chief Executives$179,990
Petroleum Engineers$176,200
Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,990
Physician Assistants$138,920
Pharmacists$138,120
Computer and Information Systems Managers$137,940

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