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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Sacramento, CA

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $142,970 a year, 149% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,248 a month.

10th percentile
$54,840
25th percentile
$64,450
Median percentile
$142,970
75th percentile
$142,970
90th percentile
$142,970

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

$98,978 take-home a year
Gross pay$142,970
Federal income tax−$23,047
Social Security + Medicare−$10,937
California income tax (approx.)−$10,008
Monthly take-home$8,248
Every two weeks$3,807

Does it go far here?

$134,030Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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