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

The median excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in West Virginia earns $61,330 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,058 a month.

10th percentile
$46,030
25th percentile
$58,680
Median percentile
$61,330
75th percentile
$65,390
90th percentile
$79,320

Based on 650 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

$48,699 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,330
Federal income tax−$5,180
Social Security + Medicare−$4,692
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,760
Monthly take-home$4,058
Every two weeks$1,873

Does it go far here?

$68,527Median pay in West Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.5 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($872 a month, Census ACS).

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Physician Assistants$128,610
Nurse Practitioners$127,320
Managers, All Other$124,940

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