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

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$61,260

Median hourly

$29

Average annual

$65,580

Employed in state

520

The median annual salary for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Minnesota is $61,260, or about $29 an hour. That is 7% higher than the national median.

Pay in Minnesota ranges from $47,100 at the 10th percentile to $85,030 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 520 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in the state.

Pay distribution in Minnesota

10th$47,100

25th$49,540

Median$61,260

75th$81,790

90th$85,030

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $29.45
Daily: $236
Weekly: $1,178
Bi-weekly: $2,356
Monthly: $5,105
Annual: $61,260

$61,260 a year is around the 50th percentile for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Minings in Minnesota. The median is $61,260.

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining — Minnesota
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$22.60	$47,100
25th percentile	$23.80	$49,540
Median	$29.40	$61,260
75th percentile	$39.30	$81,790
90th percentile	$40.90	$85,030
Average (mean)	$31.50	$65,580
Employment	520 people

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining pay by metro area in Minnesota

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$81,180	210
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$48,250	50

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