The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $68,390 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $71,150.
Pay spans roughly $49,500 at the 10th percentile to $93,610 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $32.88 per hour. An estimated 130 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
| Median (annual) | $68,390 |
| Mean (annual) | $71,150 |
| Median (hourly) | $32.88 |
| 10th percentile | $49,500 |
| 90th percentile | $93,610 |
| Employment | 130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.