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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Scranton, PA

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA earns $56,480 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,819 a month.

10th percentile
$45,150
25th percentile
$48,640
Median percentile
$56,480
75th percentile
$56,480
90th percentile
$57,790

Based on 80 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

$45,828 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,480
Federal income tax−$4,598
Social Security + Medicare−$4,321
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,734
Monthly take-home$3,819
Every two weeks$1,763

Does it go far here?

$60,370Median pay in Scranton, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.6 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,003 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Scranton, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$232,880
Pharmacists$130,950
Financial Managers$124,920
Software Developers$119,960
Sales Managers$116,120
Managers, All Other$111,970
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,240
Lawyers$100,420

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