The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is $56,200 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $58,310.
Pay spans roughly $49,150 at the 10th percentile to $61,650 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.02 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL.
| Median (annual) | $56,200 |
| Mean (annual) | $58,310 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.02 |
| 10th percentile | $49,150 |
| 90th percentile | $61,650 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.