The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Appleton, WI is $61,650 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $60,760.
Pay spans roughly $48,640 at the 10th percentile to $68,760 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $29.64 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Appleton, WI.
| Median (annual) | $61,650 |
| Mean (annual) | $60,760 |
| Median (hourly) | $29.64 |
| 10th percentile | $48,640 |
| 90th percentile | $68,760 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.