The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Columbia, SC is $50,450 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,160.
Pay spans roughly $36,180 at the 10th percentile to $63,250 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.26 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Columbia, SC.
| Median (annual) | $50,450 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,160 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.26 |
| 10th percentile | $36,180 |
| 90th percentile | $63,250 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.