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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary in Utica, NY

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Utica-Rome, NY earns $48,160 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,166 a month.

10th percentile
$40,070
25th percentile
$44,800
Median percentile
$48,160
75th percentile
$49,700
90th percentile
$57,600

Based on 40 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

$37,987 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,160
Federal income tax−$3,599
Social Security + Medicare−$3,684
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,890
Monthly take-home$3,166
Every two weeks$1,461

Does it go far here?

$51,965Median pay in Utica, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($925 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Utica, NY

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$113,390
General and Operations Managers$98,350
Registered Nurses$94,300
Accountants and Auditors$79,830
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,120
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,950
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$77,010
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,330

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