The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Nebraska is $50,020 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,420.
Pay spans roughly $42,500 at the 10th percentile to $66,130 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.05 per hour. An estimated 360 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Nebraska.
| Median (annual) | $50,020 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,420 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.05 |
| 10th percentile | $42,500 |
| 90th percentile | $66,130 |
| Employment | 360 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.