The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is $49,100 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,330.
Pay spans roughly $39,240 at the 10th percentile to $62,400 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.61 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA.
| Median (annual) | $49,100 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,330 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.61 |
| 10th percentile | $39,240 |
| 90th percentile | $62,400 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.