The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Kingston, NY is $56,080 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $58,400.
Pay spans roughly $51,990 at the 10th percentile to $61,870 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $26.96 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Kingston, NY.
| Median (annual) | $56,080 |
| Mean (annual) | $58,400 |
| Median (hourly) | $26.96 |
| 10th percentile | $51,990 |
| 90th percentile | $61,870 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.