What are the main factors that influence a Digger's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Digger?

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for Digger roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Digger's salary?

A Digger's salary grows with experience: starting around $43,497 for beginners, reaching about $69,149 at mid-level, and approach $91,797 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Digger?

Digger salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Digger roles are District of Columbia $57,813, California $57,593, Massachusetts $56,826. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Digger roles make?

Salaries for Digger level roles vary by specialization: Ditch Digger: $58,441; Digger Operator: $48,291; Grave Digger: $42,654; Digger Driver: $42,500.

Digger Salary in Vermont

How much does a Digger make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Digger in Vermont is $51,249 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

However, a Digger's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $60,084
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,666 to $55,874
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,404

10% $44,404

50% (Median) $51,249

90% $60,084

Digger Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,874	$4,656	$1,074	$27
Average	$51,249	$4,271	$986	$25
25th Percentile	$47,666	$3,972	$917	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Digger Salaries

A Digger's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Digger Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Digger's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $43,497
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,286
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $69,149
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $81,612
Expert (over 8 years): $91,797

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Laboratory Support Technician I	less than 1 year	$43,497
Digger	1-2 years	$50,286
Laboratory Support Technician III	2-4 years	$69,149
Laboratory Support Technician IV	5-8 years	$81,612
Laboratory Supervisor	over 8 years	$91,797

How Do Digger Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Diggers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $57,813.
California: $57,593.
Massachusetts: $56,826.

District of Columbia $57,813 California $57,593 Massachusetts $56,826 Washington $56,617 New Jersey $56,596 Alaska $56,523 Connecticut $55,802 New York $55,510

Hawaii $54,575 Rhode Island $54,137 Maryland $53,839 Minnesota $53,432 Colorado $53,275 Illinois $53,223 Oregon $53,024 Delaware $52,878

New Hampshire $52,786 Virginia $52,581 Pennsylvania $51,980 Nevada $51,677 North Dakota $51,578 Michigan $51,421 Wisconsin $51,364 Vermont $51,249

Texas $50,931 Maine $50,910 Arizona $50,878 Ohio $50,842 Georgia $50,361 Indiana $50,121 Wyoming $50,074 Utah $50,001

Iowa $49,970 Kansas $49,719 Louisiana $49,646 North Carolina $49,620 Missouri $49,610 Florida $49,406 Montana $49,296 Nebraska $49,192

Kentucky $49,134 South Carolina $48,926 Tennessee $48,795 Idaho $48,743 New Mexico $48,362 Oklahoma $48,278 Alabama $47,970 South Dakota $47,453

Arkansas $47,171 West Virginia $47,020 Mississippi $46,565

Top Paying Cities for Digger

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $52,458
Barre: $52,537
Cabot: $52,421

Adamant, VT $52,458

Barre, VT $52,537

Cabot, VT $52,421

Calais, VT $52,467

East Barre, VT $52,457

East Calais, VT $52,458

East Montpelier, VT $52,493

Eden, VT $52,423

Eden Mills, VT $52,376

Graniteville, VT $52,534

Hyde Park, VT $52,501

Johnson, VT $52,567

Lake Elmore, VT $52,442

Marshfield, VT $52,430

Moretown, VT $52,571

Morrisville, VT $52,564

Moscow, VT $52,591

Northfield, VT $52,506

Northfield Falls, VT $52,752

North Hyde Park, VT $52,497

North Montpelier, VT $52,444

Plainfield, VT $52,437

Roxbury, VT $52,348

South Barre, VT $52,598

Waterbury, VT $52,586

Stowe, VT $52,593

Waitsfield, VT $52,564

Warren, VT $52,466

Washington, VT $52,363

Waterbury Center, VT $52,584

Websterville, VT $52,525

Williamstown, VT $52,464

Wolcott, VT $52,435

Woodbury, VT $52,384

Worcester, VT $52,436

Rutland, VT $52,434

Belmont, VT $52,273

Benson, VT $52,272

Bomoseen, VT $52,355

Brandon, VT $52,393

Bridport, VT $52,399

Castleton, VT $52,364

Center Rutland, VT $52,400

Chittenden, VT $52,280

Cuttingsville, VT $52,262

Danby, VT $52,351

East Middlebury, VT $52,428

East Poultney, VT $52,357

East Wallingford, VT $52,300

Fair Haven, VT $52,318

Florence, VT $52,300

Forest Dale, VT $52,395

Gaysville, VT $52,063

Granville, VT $52,309

Hancock, VT $52,300

Hydeville, VT $52,361

Killington, VT $52,294

Middlebury, VT $52,509

Middletown Springs, VT $52,328

Mount Holly, VT $52,280

North Clarendon, VT $52,357

Orwell, VT $52,351

Pawlet, VT $52,370

Pittsfield, VT $52,325

Pittsford, VT $52,375

Poultney, VT $52,365

Proctor, VT $52,423

Ripton, VT $52,362

Rochester, VT $52,335

Rupert, VT $52,330

Salisbury, VT $52,414

Shoreham, VT $52,369

Stockbridge, VT $52,276

Wallingford, VT $52,304

Wells, VT $52,372

West Pawlet, VT $52,389

West Rupert, VT $52,377

West Rutland, VT $52,345

Whiting, VT $52,371

Saint Johnsbury, VT $52,428

Albany, VT $52,397

Barnet, VT $52,372

Barton, VT $52,392

Beebe Plain, VT $52,407

Concord, VT $52,322

Coventry, VT $52,468

Craftsbury, VT $52,412

Craftsbury Common, VT $52,415

Danville, VT $52,383

Derby, VT $52,407

Derby Line, VT $52,368

East Burke, VT $52,367

East Charleston, VT $52,372

East Hardwick, VT $52,400

East Haven, VT $52,252

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $52,427

Glover, VT $52,376

Granby, VT $52,188

Greensboro, VT $52,358

Greensboro Bend, VT $52,392

Hardwick, VT $52,450

Irasburg, VT $52,379

Island Pond, VT $52,293

Lowell, VT $52,361

Lower Waterford, VT $52,421

Lyndon, VT $52,411

Lyndon Center, VT $52,470

Lyndonville, VT $52,414

Morgan, VT $52,319

Newport, VT $52,439

Newport Center, VT $52,372

North Concord, VT $52,235

North Troy, VT $52,379

Orleans, VT $52,359

Passumpsic, VT $52,431

Peacham, VT $52,325

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $52,432

Sheffield, VT $52,339

Sutton, VT $52,335

Troy, VT $52,384

West Burke, VT $52,370

West Charleston, VT $52,346

West Danville, VT $52,386

Westfield, VT $52,345

West Glover, VT $52,381

Averill, VT $52,076

Beecher Falls, VT $52,414

Canaan, VT $52,283

Gilman, VT $52,513

Guildhall, VT $52,214

Lunenburg, VT $52,328

Norton, VT $52,180

North Bennington, VT $52,763

North Pownal, VT $52,869

Pownal, VT $52,899

White River Junction, VT $52,421

Ascutney, VT $52,445

Barnard, VT $52,302

Bethel, VT $52,334

Bradford, VT $52,389

Bridgewater, VT $52,356

Bridgewater Corners, VT $52,252

Brookfield, VT $52,385

Brownsville, VT $52,357

Chelsea, VT $52,355

Corinth, VT $52,341

East Corinth, VT $52,363

East Randolph, VT $52,373

East Ryegate, VT $52,327

East Thetford, VT $52,392

Fairlee, VT $52,336

Groton, VT $52,350

Hartford, VT $52,557

Hartland, VT $52,373

Hartland Four Corners, VT $52,371

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $52,506

Newbury, VT $52,344

North Hartland, VT $52,410

North Pomfret, VT $52,321

North Thetford, VT $52,391

Norwich, VT $52,381

Plymouth, VT $52,214

Post Mills, VT $52,380

Quechee, VT $52,434

Randolph, VT $52,424

Randolph Center, VT $52,398

Reading, VT $52,257

Sharon, VT $52,333

South Pomfret, VT $52,283

South Royalton, VT $52,348

South Ryegate, VT $52,359

South Strafford, VT $52,346

South Woodstock, VT $52,270

Strafford, VT $52,300

Taftsville, VT $52,438

Thetford, VT $52,392

Thetford Center, VT $52,337

Topsham, VT $52,322

Tunbridge, VT $52,332

Vershire, VT $52,307

Wells River, VT $52,362

West Fairlee, VT $52,458

West Hartford, VT $52,322

West Newbury, VT $52,342

West Topsham, VT $52,363

Wilder, VT $52,560

Windsor, VT $52,395

Woodstock, VT $52,330

Bellows Falls, VT $52,522

Cambridgeport, VT $52,462

Cavendish, VT $52,287

Chester, VT $52,339

Chester Depot, VT $52,321

Grafton, VT $52,300

Londonderry, VT $52,394

Ludlow, VT $52,314

North Springfield, VT $52,497

Perkinsville, VT $52,355

Peru, VT $52,339

Proctorsville, VT $52,296

Saxtons River, VT $52,511

South Londonderry, VT $52,426

Springfield, VT $52,471

Westminster, VT $52,521

Westminster Station, VT $52,525

Weston, VT $52,285

Shaftsbury, VT $52,700

Brattleboro, VT $52,629

Bondville, VT $52,411

East Dover, VT $52,517

Jacksonville, VT $52,650

Jamaica, VT $52,412

Marlboro, VT $52,889

Newfane, VT $52,483

Putney, VT $52,472

Readsboro, VT $52,895

South Newfane, VT $52,501

Stamford, VT $52,857

Townshend, VT $52,435

Vernon, VT $52,789

Wardsboro, VT $52,474

West Dover, VT $52,560

West Dummerston, VT $52,496

West Halifax, VT $52,577

West Townshend, VT $52,365

West Wardsboro, VT $52,366

Whitingham, VT $52,631

Williamsville, VT $52,496

Wilmington, VT $52,599

Burlington, VT $52,742

South Burlington, VT $52,739

Winooski, VT $52,742

Colchester, VT $52,742

Alburgh, VT $52,479

Bakersfield, VT $52,557

Belvidere Center, VT $52,367

Bristol, VT $52,568

Cambridge, VT $52,631

Charlotte, VT $52,671

East Berkshire, VT $52,506

East Fairfield, VT $52,585

Enosburg Falls, VT $52,440

Essex, VT $52,702

Essex Junction, VT $52,706

Fairfax, VT $52,634

Fairfield, VT $52,584

Ferrisburgh, VT $52,612

Franklin, VT $52,443

Grand Isle, VT $52,640

Highgate Center, VT $52,487

Highgate Springs, VT $52,514

Hinesburg, VT $52,670

Huntington, VT $52,630

Isle La Motte, VT $52,545

Jeffersonville, VT $52,595

Jericho, VT $52,658

Jonesville, VT $52,669

Milton, VT $52,683

Monkton, VT $52,628

Montgomery, VT $52,440

Montgomery Center, VT $52,376

New Haven, VT $52,562

North Ferrisburgh, VT $52,636

North Hero, VT $52,584

Richford, VT $52,431

Richmond, VT $52,664

Saint Albans, VT $52,607

Saint Albans Bay, VT $52,600

Shelburne, VT $52,719

Sheldon, VT $52,545

Sheldon Springs, VT $52,674

South Hero, VT $52,687

Starksboro, VT $52,599

Swanton, VT $52,535

Underhill, VT $52,646

Underhill Center, VT $52,648

Vergennes, VT $52,546

Waterville, VT $52,563

Westford, VT $52,673

Williston, VT $52,712

Montpelier, VT $52,528

Bennington, VT $52,801

Arlington, VT $52,616

Dorset, VT $52,411

East Arlington, VT $52,391

East Dorset, VT $52,412

Manchester, VT $52,553

Manchester Center, VT $52,519

Digger Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Digger roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 38% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Digger positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Digger as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Digger

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$61,499	$30.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$58,936	$28.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$57,399	$28.0	12%
Financial Services	$57,399	$28.0	12%
Pharmaceuticals	$56,374	$27.0	10%

Digger Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Digger's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$47,666

Average $51,249/year

$55,874

$3,972

Average $4,271/month

$4,656

$917

Average $986/week

$1,074

$23

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,874	$4,656	$1,074	$27
Average	$51,249	$4,271	$986	$25
25th Percentile	$47,666	$3,972	$917	$23

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