The annual salary statistics of logging equipment operators in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of logging equipment operators in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $30,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for logging equipment operators in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of logging equipment operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,780 | -5.96% | 3.06% |
| 2021 | $49,570 | -10.79% | - |
| 2020 | $54,920 | 0.33% | - |
| 2019 | $54,740 | 11.64% | - |
| 2018 | $48,370 | 13.98% | - |
| 2017 | $41,610 | -8.99% | - |
| 2016 | $45,350 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $45,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,780, Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is the second highest paying city for logging equipment operators in state of Wisconsin, following the highest paying city Duluth (median annual salary of $48,160). Compared with Duluth, the median annual salary of logging equipment operators in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is 2.9 percent (2.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Duluth | |
| Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington | |
| Wausau | |
| Eau Claire | |
| Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area |