The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Syracuse, NY is $48,020 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,510.
Pay spans roughly $46,860 at the 10th percentile to $87,250 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.09 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Syracuse, NY.
| Median (annual) | $48,020 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,510 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.09 |
| 10th percentile | $46,860 |
| 90th percentile | $87,250 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.