The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $64,110 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $69,890.
Pay spans roughly $48,880 at the 10th percentile to $95,100 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $30.82 per hour. An estimated 110 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
| Median (annual) | $64,110 |
| Mean (annual) | $69,890 |
| Median (hourly) | $30.82 |
| 10th percentile | $48,880 |
| 90th percentile | $95,100 |
| Employment | 110 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.