Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Prescott Valley, AZ

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ earns $67,260 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,539 a month.

10th percentile: $49,400
25th percentile: $65,560
Median percentile: $67,260
75th percentile: $75,610
90th percentile: $78,950

Based on 40 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

$54,466 take-home a year

Gross pay	$67,260
Federal income tax	−$5,967
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,145
Arizona income tax (approx.)	−$1,682
Monthly take-home	$4,539
Every two weeks	$2,095

Does it go far here?

$68,455Median pay in Prescott Valley, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.3 vs 100).

30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,351 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Prescott Valley, AZ

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$104,980
General and Operations Managers	$78,400
Accountants and Auditors	$77,770
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$72,580
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$60,830
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,800
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,210
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,310

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