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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Portland, ME

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $56,560 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,662 a month.

10th percentile
$48,550
25th percentile
$52,190
Median percentile
$56,560
75th percentile
$65,130
90th percentile
$76,720

Based on 50 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

$43,950 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,560
Federal income tax−$4,607
Social Security + Medicare−$4,327
Maine income tax (approx.)−$3,676
Monthly take-home$3,662
Every two weeks$1,690

Does it go far here?

$55,528Median pay in Portland, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.9 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,485 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, ME

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$442,790
Chief Executives$176,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,100
Pharmacists$140,620
Financial Managers$138,590
Marketing Managers$135,380
Managers, All Other$135,130
Nurse Practitioners$130,240

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