The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $50,270 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,940.
Pay spans roughly $41,760 at the 10th percentile to $63,360 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.17 per hour. An estimated 110 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
| Median (annual) | $50,270 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,940 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.17 |
| 10th percentile | $41,760 |
| 90th percentile | $63,360 |
| Employment | 110 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.