The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Oregon is $60,230 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $63,850.
Pay spans roughly $52,250 at the 10th percentile to $79,630 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $28.96 per hour. An estimated 240 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Oregon.
| Median (annual) | $60,230 |
| Mean (annual) | $63,850 |
| Median (hourly) | $28.96 |
| 10th percentile | $52,250 |
| 90th percentile | $79,630 |
| Employment | 240 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.