The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in El Paso, TX is $43,260 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,590.
Pay spans roughly $32,250 at the 10th percentile to $59,520 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.80 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in El Paso, TX.
| Median (annual) | $43,260 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,590 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.80 |
| 10th percentile | $32,250 |
| 90th percentile | $59,520 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.