The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Manchester-Nashua, NH is $60,860 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $67,480.
Pay spans roughly $51,110 at the 10th percentile to $82,910 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $29.26 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Manchester-Nashua, NH.
| Median (annual) | $60,860 |
| Mean (annual) | $67,480 |
| Median (hourly) | $29.26 |
| 10th percentile | $51,110 |
| 90th percentile | $82,910 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.