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

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $66,160 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,143 a month.

10th percentile
$52,580
25th percentile
$60,050
Median percentile
$66,160
75th percentile
$73,340
90th percentile
$81,600

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

$49,716 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,160
Federal income tax−$5,759
Social Security + Medicare−$5,061
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$5,624
Monthly take-home$4,143
Every two weeks$1,912

Does it go far here?

$62,758Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,724 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, OR

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Family Medicine Physicians$286,170
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Computer and Information Systems Managers$183,720
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$173,190
Marketing Managers$172,610

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