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Highest-paying States for Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators

The highest-paying states for underground mining loading 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 underground mining loading machine operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $60,730, Pennsylvania is the highest paying state for underground mining loading machine operators. It is followed by Montana (average annual salary $60,290). 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 underground mining loading machine operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Pennsylvania	$60,730	$52,690	120
2	Montana	$60,290	$54,260	160
3	Colorado	$59,440	$52,900	90
4	West Virginia	$57,550	$39,590	820
5	Indiana	$57,230	$34,070	90
6	Utah	$53,220	$38,750	30
7	New Mexico	$52,940	$24,750	0
8	Illinois	$49,390	$28,250	300
9	Idaho	$49,290	$27,960	0
10	New York	$45,080	$30,870	110
11	Mississippi	$44,080	$25,950	50
12	Kentucky	$42,270	$27,580	330
13	Alabama	$41,720	$33,710	100
14	Missouri	$40,080	$24,820	180
15	Arizona	$39,750	$33,080	80
16	Ohio	$39,210	$33,770	170
17	Vermont	$38,540	$31,550	0
18	Iowa	$38,060	$32,540	0
19	Georgia	$37,110	$26,510	30
20	Texas	$37,100	$27,490	230
21	Oklahoma	$30,450	$23,990	50

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