The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in North Dakota is $76,690 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $83,030.
Pay spans roughly $48,890 at the 10th percentile to $120,780 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $36.87 per hour. An estimated 200 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in North Dakota.
| Median (annual) | $76,690 |
| Mean (annual) | $83,030 |
| Median (hourly) | $36.87 |
| 10th percentile | $48,890 |
| 90th percentile | $120,780 |
| Employment | 200 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.