The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $43,970 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,200.
Pay spans roughly $43,970 at the 10th percentile to $50,470 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.14 per hour. An estimated 280 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
| Median (annual) | $43,970 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,200 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.14 |
| 10th percentile | $43,970 |
| 90th percentile | $50,470 |
| Employment | 280 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.