The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $61,630 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $72,730.
Pay spans roughly $54,950 at the 10th percentile to $109,440 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $29.63 per hour. An estimated 170 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
| Median (annual) | $61,630 |
| Mean (annual) | $72,730 |
| Median (hourly) | $29.63 |
| 10th percentile | $54,950 |
| 90th percentile | $109,440 |
| Employment | 170 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.