Highest-paying States for Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining

The highest-paying states for loading and moving machine operators, underground 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 loading and moving machine operators, underground mining in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $100,670, Wyoming is the highest paying state for loading and moving machine operators, underground mining. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $81,700). 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 loading and moving machine operators, underground mining in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining (2022 Survey)

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of loading and moving machine operators, underground mining in those states is not available at this time.