The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is $40,810 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,780.
Pay spans roughly $29,650 at the 10th percentile to $48,190 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.62 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
| Median (annual) | $40,810 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,780 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.62 |
| 10th percentile | $29,650 |
| 90th percentile | $48,190 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.