The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is $59,770 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $59,570.
Pay spans roughly $48,980 at the 10th percentile to $73,730 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $28.74 per hour. An estimated 120 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
| Median (annual) | $59,770 |
| Mean (annual) | $59,570 |
| Median (hourly) | $28.74 |
| 10th percentile | $48,980 |
| 90th percentile | $73,730 |
| Employment | 120 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.