Dredge Operators · SOC 53-7031
Dredge Operators Salary in the Kansas City Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Kansas City, MO-KS metro area
Figures describe the Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Kansas City city limits.
Dredge Operators in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area earned a median of $48,980 per year ($23.55 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $38,130 at the 10th percentile to $74,130 at the 90th. BLS estimates 40 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Dredge Operators in the Kansas City metro area earn more than $48,980 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $38,130 and $52,980.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $38,130 | $38,130 | $48,980 | $52,980 | $74,130 |
| Hourly | $18.33 | $18.33 | $23.55 | $25.47 | $35.64 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Kansas City metro areathis metro area$48,980 median for Kansas City metro area; middle half earns $38,130 to $52,980
- United Statesnational$49,640 median for United States; middle half earns $46,430 to $62,070
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −1% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.