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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Omaha, NE

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Omaha, NE-IA earns $59,980 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,948 a month.

10th percentile
$48,160
25th percentile
$51,430
Median percentile
$59,980
75th percentile
$63,270
90th percentile
$67,230

Based on 110 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

$47,375 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,980
Federal income tax−$5,018
Social Security + Medicare−$4,588
Nebraska income tax (approx.)−$2,999
Monthly take-home$3,948
Every two weeks$1,822

Does it go far here?

$65,259Median pay in Omaha, NE is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,192 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Omaha, NE

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$290,460
Chief Executives$228,220
General Internal Medicine Physicians$185,110
Architectural and Engineering Managers$148,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers$145,500
Pharmacists$141,830
Financial Managers$140,390
Physician Assistants$134,130

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