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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Savannah, GA

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Savannah, GA earns $49,400 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,276 a month.

10th percentile
$47,940
25th percentile
$48,760
Median percentile
$49,400
75th percentile
$53,810
90th percentile
$61,340

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

$39,309 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,400
Federal income tax−$3,748
Social Security + Medicare−$3,779
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,564
Monthly take-home$3,276
Every two weeks$1,512

Does it go far here?

$51,887Median pay in Savannah, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.2 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,454 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Savannah, GA

JobMedian pay
Lawyers$123,050
Managers, All Other$104,670
Industrial Engineers$100,100
Project Management Specialists$98,930
Administrative Services Managers$96,850
Registered Nurses$86,760
General and Operations Managers$83,990
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$81,370

All excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia