Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$52,550

National average

Salary Range

$39,650 – $80,970

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$139,310$60,370$139,310
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$121,790$59,880$138,050
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$111,600$55,920$120,780
New Jersey$105,490$54,030$125,130
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$95,260$61,500$139,650
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$94,470$54,570$125,130
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$84,640$36,970$92,190
Farmington, NM$83,610$48,460$83,800
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$81,880$52,000$91,740
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$79,830$56,020$96,270
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area$79,390$48,610$90,530
Minnesota$79,060$49,040$96,260
Alaska$78,690$41,630$103,690
Vineland, NJ$78,260$57,790$105,490
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$77,830$72,200$94,320
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$77,300$45,610$77,300
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$76,920$45,460$88,880
North Dakota$76,690$48,890$120,780
Wyoming$76,160$64,780$88,530
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$76,160$65,000$86,990
Massachusetts$74,300$47,570$90,830
California$73,580$49,150$138,050
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$69,580$46,740$85,100
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$68,390$49,500$93,610
Indiana$68,200$49,920$102,320
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$67,640$48,200$92,910
Monroe, MI$67,620$46,570$84,150
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$67,080$49,700$87,640
Wheeling, WV-OH$65,650$46,190$68,370
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$65,470$46,130$72,290
Maryland$65,060$41,850$77,490
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$65,060$41,600$76,250
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$65,030$46,840$76,280
College Station-Bryan, TX$64,890$41,280$75,410
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$64,800$53,690$81,120
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$64,780$41,610$103,690
Montana$64,740$46,490$90,530
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$64,110$48,880$95,100
Glens Falls, NY$63,900$41,830$64,650
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$63,850$49,050$72,030
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$63,680$45,660$115,260
Worcester, MA$63,380$46,870$80,040
West Virginia$62,930$46,460$76,080
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$62,930$50,700$76,080
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$62,920$44,730$80,820
Pittsfield, MA$62,850$47,570$78,490
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$62,650$51,040$80,760
Washington$62,530$49,330$86,310
District of Columbia$62,400$41,430$73,080
Illinois$62,320$43,930$88,950
Pueblo, CO$61,980$52,930$77,020
Colorado$61,660$49,070$91,740
Appleton, WI$61,650$48,640$68,760
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$61,630$54,950$109,440
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$61,150$53,770$79,630
Manchester-Nashua, NH$60,860$51,110$82,910
New Hampshire$60,730$35,660$82,900
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$60,730$28,970$72,790
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$60,720$43,950$76,080
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$60,400$39,060$73,060
Oregon$60,230$52,250$79,630
Connecticut$60,020$45,750$85,470
Madison, WI$59,850$49,570$74,660
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$59,840$41,680$75,660
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$59,770$48,980$73,730
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$59,470$49,140$104,450
Vermont$59,200$38,990$72,110
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$59,200$38,990$72,110
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$59,190$46,730$63,480
Beckley, WV$59,180$57,270$63,240
Greeley, CO$59,050$48,410$70,320
Cedar Rapids, IA$59,030$47,310$73,110
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$59,000$47,910$102,740
St. Louis, MO-IL$58,700$45,650$64,030
Reno, NV$58,420$49,170$124,760
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$58,320$43,250$97,770
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area$58,310$37,550$64,510
Toledo, OH$58,300$49,810$90,350
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$58,240$47,150$90,820
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$58,170$47,230$96,040
Eugene-Springfield, OR$58,140$52,820$73,170
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$58,120$48,000$71,450
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$57,860$40,270$77,280
Wisconsin$57,830$47,530$71,450
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$57,760$38,940$76,080
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$57,710$46,210$79,170
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$57,670$40,330$64,400
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$57,630$39,730$71,660
Portland-South Portland, ME$57,610$48,030$63,860
Canton-Massillon, OH$57,500$48,080$75,830
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$57,420$48,480$61,470
Kansas City, MO-KS$57,200$45,520$79,000
New Mexico$57,160$44,270$83,790
Idaho$57,140$42,320$66,880
Arizona$57,110$39,370$72,020
Baton Rouge, LA$56,770$39,150$62,230
Reading, PA$56,750$48,290$61,090
Nevada$56,510$45,720$120,640
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$56,510$45,720$90,540
New York$56,460$43,910$94,520
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$56,200$49,150$61,650
Kingston, NY$56,080$51,990$61,870
Ohio$56,020$44,810$97,410
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$56,000$44,700$65,650
Missouri$55,500$42,430$61,650
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$55,430$43,470$91,120
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$55,370$46,150$64,360
Maine$55,340$46,640$74,320
Delaware$55,300$45,950$111,320
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$55,220$47,110$73,000
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$55,210$41,480$67,390
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$55,120$50,440$87,360
St. George, UT$54,820$48,150$62,330
Raleigh-Cary, NC$54,500$37,860$64,110
Omaha, NE-IA$54,040$44,970$66,380
Boise City, ID$53,960$50,500$66,880
Michigan$53,770$44,960$73,190
Virginia$53,770$40,270$71,730
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$52,850$36,480$52,850
Lexington-Fayette, KY$52,470$36,390$73,600
Janesville-Beloit, WI$52,450$49,340$71,050
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$52,310$50,720$73,020
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$52,300$46,940$57,400
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$52,240$45,500$62,410
Utah$52,240$42,160$65,180
Iowa$52,170$40,750$62,700
Richmond, VA$52,070$36,410$67,220
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$52,000$28,970$72,790
South Dakota$51,920$45,460$63,540
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$51,860$40,200$63,690
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$51,720$47,020$59,580
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$51,720$47,590$65,470
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$51,590$47,680$70,270
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$51,510$38,760$59,950
Lynchburg, VA$51,410$24,960$62,760
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$51,210$43,960$56,800
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$51,150$37,810$70,240
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$51,080$43,470$82,020
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$50,910$46,070$58,780
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$50,900$41,160$80,070
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$50,860$38,220$73,300
North Carolina$50,840$36,900$62,150
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$50,840$46,230$77,030
Rapid City, SD$50,740$44,810$59,110
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$50,670$44,560$73,510
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$50,620$45,950$60,320
Columbia, SC$50,450$36,180$63,250
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$50,400$39,970$65,120
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$50,310$35,300$63,590
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$50,290$41,830$61,570
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$50,280$38,200$69,450
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$50,270$41,760$63,360
Savannah, GA$50,170$46,330$60,570
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$50,020$40,530$73,570
Nebraska$50,020$42,500$66,130
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$49,990$44,700$71,860
Ogden, UT$49,920$39,480$64,120
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$49,900$41,600$62,740
Albuquerque, NM$49,860$47,240$92,980
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$49,760$35,660$56,780
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$49,710$45,060$61,170
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$49,690$41,080$74,560
Kansas$49,670$42,410$71,170
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$49,490$38,760$60,680
Fond du Lac, WI$49,410$45,270$61,060
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$49,340$41,000$63,040
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$49,320$39,220$70,920
Jacksonville, FL$49,270$38,450$56,060
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$49,250$39,930$56,160
Rochester, NY$49,200$40,230$80,090
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$49,190$40,370$65,370
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$49,140$41,810$66,450
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$49,100$39,240$62,400
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$49,100$39,370$57,190
York-Hanover, PA$48,980$39,840$55,240
Pittsburgh, PA$48,940$39,720$63,710
Lancaster, PA$48,920$39,670$57,370
Georgia$48,910$41,770$61,520
Roanoke, VA$48,900$38,190$62,210
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$48,880$38,150$61,410
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$48,810$36,270$61,810
Pennsylvania$48,730$38,500$61,070
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$48,660$38,400$60,720
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$48,550$36,490$67,080
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$48,520$38,410$62,470
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$48,420$32,910$64,350
Utica-Rome, NY$48,310$38,230$59,760
Corpus Christi, TX$48,270$37,700$64,210
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$48,060$45,720$52,510
Syracuse, NY$48,020$46,860$87,250
Texas$47,840$37,700$69,450
Midland, TX$47,840$36,420$61,620
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$47,770$38,470$79,620
Punta Gorda, FL$47,660$44,720$59,960
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$47,630$43,450$58,260
Chambersburg, PA$47,620$38,720$55,820
Birmingham, AL$47,480$38,180$77,590
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$47,480$33,150$66,350
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$47,390$40,070$60,590
Florida$47,220$37,810$64,400
Tennessee$47,110$35,060$58,890
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$47,090$36,600$55,690
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$47,050$38,230$72,290
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$47,020$36,680$63,710
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$47,020$39,520$61,440
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$46,980$40,710$71,170
Port St. Lucie, FL$46,810$38,270$70,690
Kentucky$46,480$36,220$66,620
Alabama$46,130$34,900$57,870
South Carolina$46,130$36,180$63,250
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$46,020$35,130$58,440
Tulsa, OK$45,850$37,980$54,860
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$45,850$39,720$57,170
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$45,720$37,580$48,110
Waco, TX$45,450$37,840$54,330
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$45,410$37,720$62,970
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$45,370$35,690$74,150
Arkansas$45,270$37,370$49,400
Oklahoma City, OK$44,990$40,330$54,500
Oklahoma$44,990$37,980$54,500
Fort Smith, AR-OK$44,990$37,980$54,500
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$44,990$37,980$54,500
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$44,990$44,990$54,500
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$44,990$37,980$54,500
Killeen-Temple, TX$44,700$36,970$62,550
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$43,970$43,970$50,470
Louisiana$43,670$22,810$57,800
El Paso, TX$43,260$32,250$59,520
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$42,710$37,490$56,820
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$42,170$21,930$47,020
Columbus, GA-AL$41,770$41,770$60,410
Mississippi$41,000$30,430$58,580
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$40,810$29,650$48,190
Amarillo, TX$40,750$37,690$49,360
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$40,620$30,440$48,500
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$40,230$38,070$52,000
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$40,190$40,190$136,930
Lubbock, TX$40,020$36,670$61,150
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$39,940$31,760$62,170
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$39,880$34,090$46,530
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$39,840$27,090$58,920
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$39,760$38,430$55,430
Gainesville, FL$39,710$33,400$61,100
Abilene, TX$39,640$35,260$54,150
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$38,470$33,190$49,680
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$37,180$31,110$217,370
Lafayette, LA$36,820$22,810$52,750
Knoxville, TN$35,920$28,740$54,800
Puerto Rico$25,910$20,580$33,120
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$23,940$22,070$33,120
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$23,050$23,050$48,890

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining make?▾

The median annual salary for a Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining is $52,550, with a typical range of $39,650 – $80,970 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining?▾

Entry-level Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining positions typically start around $39,650 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Minings earn the most?▾

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Minings tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.