The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is $51,860 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,750.
Pay spans roughly $40,200 at the 10th percentile to $63,690 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.93 per hour. An estimated 150 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT.
| Median (annual) | $51,860 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,750 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.93 |
| 10th percentile | $40,200 |
| 90th percentile | $63,690 |
| Employment | 150 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.