The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is $79,830 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $79,840.
Pay spans roughly $56,020 at the 10th percentile to $96,270 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $38.38 per hour. An estimated 390 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
| Median (annual) | $79,830 |
| Mean (annual) | $79,840 |
| Median (hourly) | $38.38 |
| 10th percentile | $56,020 |
| 90th percentile | $96,270 |
| Employment | 390 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.