The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in College Station-Bryan, TX is $64,890 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $60,160.
Pay spans roughly $41,280 at the 10th percentile to $75,410 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $31.20 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in College Station-Bryan, TX.
| Median (annual) | $64,890 |
| Mean (annual) | $60,160 |
| Median (hourly) | $31.20 |
| 10th percentile | $41,280 |
| 90th percentile | $75,410 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.