The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is $59,470 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $72,120.
Pay spans roughly $49,140 at the 10th percentile to $104,450 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $28.59 per hour. An estimated 230 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
| Median (annual) | $59,470 |
| Mean (annual) | $72,120 |
| Median (hourly) | $28.59 |
| 10th percentile | $49,140 |
| 90th percentile | $104,450 |
| Employment | 230 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.