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Highest-paying States for Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators

The highest-paying states for mine cutting and channeling 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 mine cutting and channeling machine operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $81,580, Wyoming is the highest paying state for mine cutting and channeling machine operators. It is followed by Montana (average annual salary $73,870). 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 mine cutting and channeling machine operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Wyoming	$81,580	$64,270	100
2	Montana	$73,870	$61,540	220
3	West Virginia	$67,220	$37,320	220
4	Arizona	$66,340	$49,930	450
5	Nevada	$65,690	$53,050	940
6	Pennsylvania	$63,340	$37,620	250
7	California	$59,020	$53,160	130
8	Colorado	$56,590	$42,980	110
9	Alabama	$55,440	$34,750	310
10	Alaska	$55,430	$45,550	30
11	Utah	$55,030	$42,360	80
12	Minnesota	$54,590	$45,810	50
13	Ohio	$50,160	$34,770	190
14	New Mexico	$48,350	$40,350	620
15	Illinois	$47,480	$32,960	220
16	South Carolina	$46,410	$39,040	40
17	Indiana	$44,780	$39,150	60
18	Tennessee	$44,340	$26,620	70
19	Florida	$43,480	$28,070	40
20	Georgia	$42,960	$29,030	70
21	Wisconsin	$40,250	$29,870	50
22	New York	$40,200	$27,830	110
23	Kentucky	$39,510	$32,020	50
24	Arkansas	$38,840	$24,590	30
25	Maryland	$38,260	$31,830	40
26	Washington	$38,060	$25,140	40
27	Virginia	$37,610	$27,570	680
28	Missouri	$37,580	$26,650	160
29	Michigan	$35,240	$23,700	0
30	Oklahoma	$35,160	$23,900	220
31	Texas	$31,860	$24,990	470
32	New Jersey	$30,900	$25,630	0
33	Kansas	$28,500	$22,380	30

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of mine cutting and channeling machine operators in those states is not available at this time.