The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $49,690 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,630.
Pay spans roughly $41,080 at the 10th percentile to $74,560 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.89 per hour. An estimated 840 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
| Median (annual) | $49,690 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,630 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.89 |
| 10th percentile | $41,080 |
| 90th percentile | $74,560 |
| Employment | 840 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.