Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary in the US
A excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining earns a national median of $57,430 a year (mean $59,930) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #466 of 825.
How much does a excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining earn in the US?
A excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in the United States earns a median of $57,430 a year (mean $59,930), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 13% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 34,480 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-5022), ranked #466 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$57,430
per year
Mean
$59,930
per year
Employment
34,480
US workers
National rank
#466
of 825 by median
What a excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining (SOC 47-5022) earns a median annual wage of $57,430 and a mean (average) of $59,930. The median is the midpoint — half of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining earn more and half earn less — and is 13% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining is $57,430, and the mean (average) is $59,930. The median is the midpoint — half of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining earn more and half earn less.
- How does excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining pay compare to the US average?
- At $57,430, a excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining earns 13% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 34,480 excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining employed nationally (SOC 47-5022), across all industries.
- Where does this excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 47-5022. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 47-5022 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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