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

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns $82,560 a year, 44% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,094 a month.

10th percentile
$58,660
25th percentile
$62,720
Median percentile
$82,560
75th percentile
$117,950
90th percentile
$144,160

Based on 30 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

$61,132 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,560
Federal income tax−$9,333
Social Security + Medicare−$6,316
California income tax (approx.)−$5,779
Monthly take-home$5,094
Every two weeks$2,351

Does it go far here?

$74,767Median pay in San Jose, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.4 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,840 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Jose, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$351,760
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Computer and Information Systems Managers$291,660
Natural Sciences Managers$263,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers$234,590
Nurse Practitioners$231,560
Marketing Managers$231,370
Training and Development Managers$230,020

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