The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Maine is $55,340 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $55,840.
Pay spans roughly $46,640 at the 10th percentile to $74,320 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $26.61 per hour. An estimated 270 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Maine.
| Median (annual) | $55,340 |
| Mean (annual) | $55,840 |
| Median (hourly) | $26.61 |
| 10th percentile | $46,640 |
| 90th percentile | $74,320 |
| Employment | 270 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.