Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
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Dredge Operators
Dredge Operators operate dredge to remove sand, gravel, or other materials in order to excavate and maintain navigable channels in waterways.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Dredge Operators with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $33,420 to $39,310 per year or $16 to $19 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Dredge Operators to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
| Level | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Highest (Top 10%) | $39 | $81,160 |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $33 | $67,900 |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $24 | $49,210 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $19 | $39,310 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $16 | $33,420 |
Highest paying states
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| MN | $35 | $72,550 |
| GA | $34 | $70,400 |
| NJ | $32 | $67,080 |
| MA | $32 | $65,550 |
| CA | $28 | $59,080 |
| MO | $28 | $57,950 |
| CO | $25 | $51,180 |
| TX | $23 | $48,640 |
| FL | $23 | $48,180 |
| IN | $23 | $46,880 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Dredge Operator is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like MN doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at MN might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Dredge Operators are in the states of MN, GA, NJ, MA and CA.
Highest paying industries
| Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $82400 | $39.62 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors | $68510 | $32.94 |
| Local Government | $57090 | $27.45 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $54870 | $26.38 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying | $46890 | $22.55 |
| State Government | $44840 | $21.56 |
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