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

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Virginia earns $59,480 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,892 a month.

10th percentile
$40,410
25th percentile
$48,590
Median percentile
$59,480
75th percentile
$66,860
90th percentile
$83,080

Based on 1,150 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

$46,701 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,480
Federal income tax−$4,958
Social Security + Medicare−$4,550
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,271
Monthly take-home$3,892
Every two weeks$1,796

Does it go far here?

$58,831Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

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Dentists, General$197,110

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