The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $94,470 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $94,870.
Pay spans roughly $54,570 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 $45.42 per hour. An estimated 1,140 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $94,470 |
| Mean (annual) | $94,870 |
| Median (hourly) | $45.42 |
| 10th percentile | $54,570 |
| 90th percentile | $125,130 |
| Employment | 1,140 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.