The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in West Virginia is $62,930 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $62,110.
Pay spans roughly $46,460 at the 10th percentile to $76,080 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $30.26 per hour. An estimated 780 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in West Virginia.
| Median (annual) | $62,930 |
| Mean (annual) | $62,110 |
| Median (hourly) | $30.26 |
| 10th percentile | $46,460 |
| 90th percentile | $76,080 |
| Employment | 780 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.