The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $61,150 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $63,520.
Pay spans roughly $53,770 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 $29.40 per hour. An estimated 110 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
| Median (annual) | $61,150 |
| Mean (annual) | $63,520 |
| Median (hourly) | $29.40 |
| 10th percentile | $53,770 |
| 90th percentile | $79,630 |
| Employment | 110 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.