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

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

Median annual

$52,350

Median hourly

$25

Average annual

$53,930

Employed in state

1.5K

The median annual salary for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Pennsylvania is $52,350, or about $25 an hour. That is 9% lower than the national median.

Pay in Pennsylvania ranges from $45,800 at the 10th percentile to $60,220 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 1.5K people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in the state.

Pay distribution in Pennsylvania

10th$45,800

25th$49,000

Median$52,350

75th$58,070

90th$60,220

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $25.17
Daily: $201
Weekly: $1,007
Bi-weekly: $2,013
Monthly: $4,363
Annual: $52,350

$52,350 a year is around the 50th percentile for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Minings in Pennsylvania. The median is $52,350.

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining — Pennsylvania
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$22.00	$45,800
25th percentile	$23.60	$49,000
Median	$25.20	$52,350
75th percentile	$27.90	$58,070
90th percentile	$28.90	$60,220
Average (mean)	$25.90	$53,930
Employment	1,520 people

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

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$59,280	290
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$56,480	80
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$52,760	50
Pittsburgh, PA	$51,210	270
Lancaster, PA	$50,850	100

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