The salary statistics of other mining machine operators in the industry sector of mining are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare other mining machine operator salaries in different industries within the mining sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other mining machine operators in the industry sector of mining. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) other mining machine operators is $73,210. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $52,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid other mining machine operators is $35,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other mining machine operators in the industry sector of mining from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $52,270 | 5.22% | 11.57% |
| 2017 | $49,540 | 2.70% | - |
| 2016 | $48,200 | 0.25% | - |
| 2015 | $48,080 | 0.00% | - |
| 2014 | $48,080 | -3.12% | - |
| 2013 | $49,580 | 6.78% | - |
| 2012 | $46,220 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].