Highest-paying Cities for Continuous Mining Machine Operators

The top 87 highest paying cities for continuous mining machine operators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of continuous mining machine operators in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $115,470, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is the highest paying city for continuous mining machine operators. It is followed by Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming (average annual salary $104,860). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of continuous mining machine operators in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 87 Highest-paying cities/areas for Continuous Mining Machine Operators

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$115,470	$47,770	30
2	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$104,860	$63,200	170
3	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$89,080	$70,290	220
4	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$80,130	$30,000	50
5	Duluth, Wisconsin	$79,780	$55,360	30
6	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$78,790	$51,130	180
7	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$78,210	$48,000	550
8	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$74,760	$46,610	150
9	Central Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$71,940	$46,760	250
10	Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$70,570	$55,660	40
11	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$70,000	$49,030	n/a
12	Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$69,390	$47,850	130
13	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$66,210	$52,470	40
14	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$66,150	$38,280	170
15	Charleston, West Virginia	$65,430	$39,420	130
16	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$64,990	$50,300	130
17	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$64,960	$41,470	210
18	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$64,620	$51,340	1,150
19	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$64,130	$49,290	110
20	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$61,340	$58,720	250
21	Salt Lake City, Utah	$60,330	$53,370	1,080
22	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$60,260	$42,980	1,600
23	East Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$59,670	$52,550	290
24	Wheeling, West Virginia	$59,440	$58,670	140
25	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$58,080	$50,550	130
26	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$58,030	$51,980	80
27	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$57,370	$36,140	60
28	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$57,150	$49,740	140
29	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$56,940	$47,710	160
30	Morgantown, West Virginia	$56,320	$36,060	60
31	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$55,690	$48,940	50
32	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$55,690	$48,940	50
33	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$55,630	$43,070	100
34	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$54,970	$48,830	n/a
35	East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$54,060	$39,010	40
36	Spokane, Washington	$53,830	$37,950	50
37	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$53,540	$33,020	120
38	Columbia, South Carolina	$51,610	$37,690	30
39	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$51,350	$32,450	30
40	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$51,310	$49,360	110
41	North Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$51,270	$36,420	190
42	Canton-Massillon, Ohio	$51,000	$39,760	150
43	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$50,690	$50,500	170
44	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$50,620	$46,770	70
45	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$50,560	$38,510	230
46	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$50,450	$25,430	40
47	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$49,880	$42,930	40
48	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$49,790	$30,130	40
49	East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$49,670	$40,590	370
50	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$49,140	$42,240	n/a
51	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$48,710	$40,320	150
52	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$48,530	$48,280	270
53	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$48,290	$35,510	580
54	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$48,070	$42,530	100
55	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$47,990	$37,580	110
56	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$47,940	$29,780	170
57	Tucson, Arizona	$47,280	$41,690	n/a
58	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$46,880	$37,120	260
59	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$46,590	$35,320	n/a
60	Beckley, West Virginia	$45,660	$34,040	210
61	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$44,090	$32,500	60
62	St Louis, Missouri	$43,940	$37,650	80
63	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$43,690	$33,830	60
64	Garrett County, Maryland	$43,590	$32,790	90
65	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$43,560	$33,510	80
66	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$43,280	$35,030	90
67	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$43,260	$33,200	40
68	Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$42,200	$33,900	200
69	Richmond, Virginia	$42,090	$32,640	190
70	Fort Smith, Oklahoma	$40,780	$29,260	60
71	Evansville, Kentucky	$40,670	$26,220	100
72	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$40,570	$40,380	110
73	East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$39,690	$27,000	n/a
74	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$39,260	$32,680	70
75	Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$39,120	$33,180	100
76	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$39,080	$32,300	n/a
77	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$38,970	$32,590	140
78	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$38,810	$27,400	160
79	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$37,860	$31,010	50
80	Rochester, New York	$37,780	$33,040	n/a
81	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$37,030	$27,090	50
82	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$36,690	$32,670	30
83	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$35,660	$27,010	n/a
84	Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$34,540	$25,310	70
85	Cumberland, West Virginia	$33,930	$27,290	70
86	East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$33,030	$26,550	40
87	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$31,550	$20,970	90

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