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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary in Texas

SOC 47-5022 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Texas is $47,840 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $23.00 per hour. This is 9% below the national median of $52,550. 4,910 people work as Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Minings in Texas. Wages have grown 21% since 2019, when the median was $39,600.

Median Annual Salary

$47,840

Mean Annual

$50,580

Median Hourly

$23.00

Total Employed

4,910

Salary Distribution

$38k
10th
$42k
25th
$48k
Median
$57k
75th
$69k
90th

How This Compares

Texas

$47,840

this metro

United States

$52,550

you earn -9% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $47,840
2023 $47,060
2022 $45,030
2021 $39,410
2020 $40,720
2019 $39,600

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