The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is $57,710 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $62,990.
Pay spans roughly $46,210 at the 10th percentile to $79,170 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.74 per hour.
| Median (annual) | $57,710 |
| Mean (annual) | $62,990 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.74 |
| 10th percentile | $46,210 |
| 90th percentile | $79,170 |
| Employment | — |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.