The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Maryland is $65,060 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $63,040.
Pay spans roughly $41,850 at the 10th percentile to $77,490 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $31.28 per hour. An estimated 730 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Maryland.
| Median (annual) | $65,060 |
| Mean (annual) | $63,040 |
| Median (hourly) | $31.28 |
| 10th percentile | $41,850 |
| 90th percentile | $77,490 |
| Employment | 730 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.