The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Missouri is $55,500 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,870.
Pay spans roughly $42,430 at the 10th percentile to $61,650 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $26.68 per hour. An estimated 460 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Missouri.
| Median (annual) | $55,500 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,870 |
| Median (hourly) | $26.68 |
| 10th percentile | $42,430 |
| 90th percentile | $61,650 |
| Employment | 460 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.