Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining Salary in New York

Ranked #20 of 49 · NY

3.4% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $61,950 ≈ $30/hr
Median annual salary $58,120
Employment 1,490

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $44,930P25 $47,840 Median $58,120P75 $71,020P90 $95,000

About 80% of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface minings in New York earn between $44,930 and $95,000. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

New York
$61,950
U.S. average
$59,930

The mean excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining salary in New York is $61,950, about 3.4% above the U.S. average ($59,930). That works out to roughly $30/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in New York

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $94,960 $89,320 880
Glens Falls, NY $65,200 $60,060 50
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $60,050 $57,730 340
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $56,800 $61,480 100
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $51,620 $54,440 70
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $50,340 $53,010 100
Syracuse, NY $49,840 $54,520 80
Rochester, NY $48,730 $51,470 80

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