The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is $55,430 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $61,800.
Pay spans roughly $43,470 at the 10th percentile to $91,120 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $26.65 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
| Median (annual) | $55,430 |
| Mean (annual) | $61,800 |
| Median (hourly) | $26.65 |
| 10th percentile | $43,470 |
| 90th percentile | $91,120 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.