The median annual wage for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Wildwood-The Villages, FL is $45,850 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,790.
Pay spans roughly $39,720 at the 10th percentile to $57,170 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.05 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Wildwood-The Villages, FL.
| Median (annual) | $45,850 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,790 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.05 |
| 10th percentile | $39,720 |
| 90th percentile | $57,170 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.