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

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

Median annual

$58,280

Median hourly

$28

Average annual

$59,180

Employed in state

990

The median annual salary for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining in Wisconsin is $58,280, or about $28 an hour. That is 1% higher than the national median.

Pay in Wisconsin ranges from $49,110 at the 10th percentile to $73,870 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 990 people work as excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in the state.

Pay distribution in Wisconsin

10th$49,110

25th$51,380

Median$58,280

75th$62,540

90th$73,870

Salary calculator

Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $28.02
Daily: $224
Weekly: $1,121
Bi-weekly: $2,242
Monthly: $4,857
Annual: $58,280

$58,280 a year is around the 50th percentile for Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Minings in Wisconsin. The median is $58,280.

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining — Wisconsin
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$23.60	$49,110
25th percentile	$24.70	$51,380
Median	$28.00	$58,280
75th percentile	$30.10	$62,540
90th percentile	$35.50	$73,870
Average (mean)	$28.40	$59,180
Employment	990 people

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

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$81,180	210
Appleton, WI	$64,720	120
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$61,140	200
Madison, WI	$60,200	100
Green Bay, WI	$59,280	40
Fond du Lac, WI	$56,800	50

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