The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is $50,840 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $55,470.
Pay spans roughly $46,230 at the 10th percentile to $77,030 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.44 per hour. An estimated 200 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.
| Median (annual) | $50,840 |
| Mean (annual) | $55,470 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.44 |
| 10th percentile | $46,230 |
| 90th percentile | $77,030 |
| Employment | 200 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.