Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary in South Dakota

In South Dakota we have BLS pay data for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Sioux Falls only, where the average is $50,840 a year. Statewide, BLS puts the excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining average at $50,850 and the median at $48,250 for 280 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $59,930.

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining average salary by city in South Dakota

Sioux Falls$50,840

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Sioux Falls	$50,840	$48,250	$44,950	$43,030	91

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; South Dakota has no state income tax. Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining salary by city and state

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Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 47-5022.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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