The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $50,020 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,020.
Pay spans roughly $40,530 at the 10th percentile to $73,570 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.05 per hour. An estimated 420 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
| Median (annual) | $50,020 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,020 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.05 |
| 10th percentile | $40,530 |
| 90th percentile | $73,570 |
| Employment | 420 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.