The top 12 highest paying cities for roof bolters, mining (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 roof bolters, mining in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $95,380, Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming is the highest paying city for roof bolters, mining. It is followed by West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado (average annual salary $70,920). 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 roof bolters, mining in a specific city, use the links in the table.
| Rank | City/Area | Average Salary i | # of Empl. i |
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| 1 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming | $95,380 |
80 | |
| 2 | West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado | $70,920 |
90 | |
| 3 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia | $62,860 |
140 | |
| 4 | Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah | $61,930 |
50 | |
| 5 | Charleston, West Virginia | $60,860 |
160 | |
| 6 | North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia | $60,680 |
180 | |
| 7 | Wheeling, West Virginia | $60,250 |
130 | |
| 8 | Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia | $60,210 |
330 | |
| 9 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois | $59,870 |
140 | |
| 10 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana | $55,580 |
240 | |
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| 11 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky | $52,490 |
170 | |
| 12 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky | $52,460 |
220 | |