The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in North Carolina is $50,840 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,950.
Pay spans roughly $36,900 at the 10th percentile to $62,150 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.44 per hour. An estimated 450 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in North Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $50,840 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,950 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.44 |
| 10th percentile | $36,900 |
| 90th percentile | $62,150 |
| Employment | 450 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.