The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Massachusetts is $74,300 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $70,000.
Pay spans roughly $47,570 at the 10th percentile to $90,830 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $35.72 per hour. An estimated 190 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Massachusetts.
| Median (annual) | $74,300 |
| Mean (annual) | $70,000 |
| Median (hourly) | $35.72 |
| 10th percentile | $47,570 |
| 90th percentile | $90,830 |
| Employment | 190 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.