The salary statistics of mining machine operators in the industry sector of professional, scientific, and technical services are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare mining machine operator salaries in different industries within the professional, scientific, and technical services sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $27,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $89,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mining machine operators in the industry sector of professional, scientific, and technical services. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) mining machine operators is $89,270. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $68,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid mining machine operators is $27,120.
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].