The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in New Jersey is $105,490 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $97,490.
Pay spans roughly $54,030 at the 10th percentile to $125,130 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $50.71 per hour. An estimated 840 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in New Jersey.
| Median (annual) | $105,490 |
| Mean (annual) | $97,490 |
| Median (hourly) | $50.71 |
| 10th percentile | $54,030 |
| 90th percentile | $125,130 |
| Employment | 840 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.