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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Texas

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Texas earns $49,000 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,463 a month.

10th percentile
$38,760
25th percentile
$43,920
Median percentile
$49,000
75th percentile
$59,210
90th percentile
$67,560

Based on 5,030 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

$41,552 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,000
Federal income tax−$3,700
Social Security + Medicare−$3,749
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,463
Every two weeks$1,598

Does it go far here?

$50,486Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

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