The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is $50,280 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,350.
Pay spans roughly $38,200 at the 10th percentile to $69,450 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.17 per hour. An estimated 620 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
| Median (annual) | $50,280 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,350 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.17 |
| 10th percentile | $38,200 |
| 90th percentile | $69,450 |
| Employment | 620 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.