The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $65,060 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $62,050.
Pay spans roughly $41,600 at the 10th percentile to $76,250 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $31.28 per hour. An estimated 370 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.
| Median (annual) | $65,060 |
| Mean (annual) | $62,050 |
| Median (hourly) | $31.28 |
| 10th percentile | $41,600 |
| 90th percentile | $76,250 |
| Employment | 370 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.