The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Rochester, NY is $49,200 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,630.
Pay spans roughly $40,230 at the 10th percentile to $80,090 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.66 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Rochester, NY.
| Median (annual) | $49,200 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,630 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.66 |
| 10th percentile | $40,230 |
| 90th percentile | $80,090 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.