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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Salt Lake City, UT

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT earns $55,260 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,675 a month.

10th percentile
$46,800
25th percentile
$48,650
Median percentile
$55,260
75th percentile
$60,130
90th percentile
$69,930

Based on 90 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

$44,095 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,260
Federal income tax−$4,451
Social Security + Medicare−$4,227
Utah income tax (approx.)−$2,487
Monthly take-home$3,675
Every two weeks$1,696

Does it go far here?

$54,784Median pay in Salt Lake City, UT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.9 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,583 a month, Census ACS).

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