The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in St. George, UT is $54,820 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $55,150.
Pay spans roughly $48,150 at the 10th percentile to $62,330 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $26.36 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in St. George, UT.
| Median (annual) | $54,820 |
| Mean (annual) | $55,150 |
| Median (hourly) | $26.36 |
| 10th percentile | $48,150 |
| 90th percentile | $62,330 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.