The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is $47,020 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,730.
Pay spans roughly $36,680 at the 10th percentile to $63,710 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.61 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL.
| Median (annual) | $47,020 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,730 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.61 |
| 10th percentile | $36,680 |
| 90th percentile | $63,710 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.