The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is $23,050 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $32,290.
Pay spans roughly $23,050 at the 10th percentile to $48,890 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $11.08 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.
| Median (annual) | $23,050 |
| Mean (annual) | $32,290 |
| Median (hourly) | $11.08 |
| 10th percentile | $23,050 |
| 90th percentile | $48,890 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.