Paycheck Atlas

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Pittsburgh, PA earns $51,210 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,480 a month.

10th percentile
$47,450
25th percentile
$49,560
Median percentile
$51,210
75th percentile
$57,800
90th percentile
$58,340

Based on 270 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

$41,755 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,210
Federal income tax−$3,965
Social Security + Medicare−$3,918
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,572
Monthly take-home$3,480
Every two weeks$1,606

Does it go far here?

$54,093Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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