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Loading and Moving Machine Operator, Underground Mining Salary in U.S.

The salary statistics of loading and moving machine operators, underground mining are shown in Table 1. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of loading and moving machine operators, underground mining within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The loading and moving machine operators, underground mining annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Loading and Moving Machine Operator, Underground Mining Salary in U.S. (2022 survey)

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,780
25th Percentile Wage
$52,720
50th Percentile Wage
$63,920
75th Percentile Wage
$70,130
90th Percentile Wage
$75,660

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for loading and moving machine operators, underground mining. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) loading and moving machine operators, underground mining is $75,660. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $63,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $45,780. It is noted that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 65% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of loading and moving machine operators, underground mining from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$63,920
9.42% 15.19%
2021
$57,900
2.18% -
2020
$56,640
4.29% -
2019
$54,210
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Table 2. Loading and Moving Machine Operator, Underground Mining Salary by Industry Sector (2022 survey)

The average salaries of loading and moving machine operators, underground mining in 3 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for loading and moving machine operators, underground mining occupations is the mining sector with an annual salary $65,120. The lowest paying sector is the construction sector (annual salary $44,820).

Industry Sector Median Annual Salary
Mining
$65,120
Manufacturing
$58,430
Construction
$44,820

Table 3. Median Annual Wage of Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining by States (2022 survey)

From the above tables we note that not only loading and moving machine operators, underground mining salaries vary considerably based on one's education and experience, and the industry sectors, they also change considerably from state to state. In the following table we compare the median salary of loading and moving machine operators, underground mining in all 50 states of the United States. We note that the median annual salaries range from $36,180 to $100,670. The highest paying state for loading and moving machine operators, underground mining is Wyoming with a median annual salary of $100,670. The lowest paying state is Texas with a median annual salary of $36,180. For more salary information of loading and moving machine operators, underground mining profession in a specific state, use the links in the table.

State Name Median Annual Salary
Wyoming
$100,670
Alaska
$81,700
New York
$76,710
Colorado
$71,770
Utah
$70,130
Illinois
$69,560
California
$68,580
Nevada
$65,250
Idaho
$62,780
West Virginia
$62,120
Pennsylvania
$61,270
Virginia
$60,330
Arizona
$57,910
Indiana
$53,080
Kentucky
$51,770
Iowa
$50,600
New Mexico
$50,390
Tennessee
$49,300
Georgia
$48,920
Alabama
$48,320
Missouri
$47,420
North Carolina
$45,030
Ohio
$41,200
Oklahoma
$40,160
Florida
$37,450
Texas
$36,180