The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Corpus Christi, TX is $48,270 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,020.
Pay spans roughly $37,700 at the 10th percentile to $64,210 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.21 per hour. An estimated 110 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Corpus Christi, TX.
| Median (annual) | $48,270 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,020 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.21 |
| 10th percentile | $37,700 |
| 90th percentile | $64,210 |
| Employment | 110 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.