The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Reading, PA is $56,750 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $56,510.
Pay spans roughly $48,290 at the 10th percentile to $61,090 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.29 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Reading, PA.
| Median (annual) | $56,750 |
| Mean (annual) | $56,510 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.29 |
| 10th percentile | $48,290 |
| 90th percentile | $61,090 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.