Continuous Mining Machine Operators salary
The median pay for continuous mining machine operators in the United States is $61,810 a year. About 14,000 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $46,770
- 25th percentile
- $51,610
- Median percentile
- $61,810
- 75th percentile
- $77,570
- 90th percentile
- $86,210
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Minnesota $90,820
- Nevada $85,590
- Wyoming $85,260
- Colorado $81,110
- West Virginia $77,570
- Illinois $74,830
- Indiana $71,570
- Virginia $63,480
- California $62,790
- Florida $62,580
- Idaho $60,990
- Arizona $60,880
- Pennsylvania $60,780
- Utah $59,420
- Alabama $59,360
- North Carolina $59,030
- Ohio $58,030
- Michigan $57,760
- Georgia $57,160
- Nebraska $51,760
- Kentucky $50,020
- Texas $48,950
- New Mexico $48,900
- Arkansas $47,890
- Missouri $47,280
- Oklahoma $46,980
- New York $46,450
By metro area
- Duluth, MN $86,230
- Wheeling, WV $66,300
- Charleston, WV $65,280
- Beckley, WV $64,270
- Phoenix, AZ $63,250
- Tucson, AZ $60,880
- Pittsburgh, PA $60,780
- Salt Lake City, UT $57,900
- Detroit, MI $54,690
- St. Louis, MO $48,120
- Kansas City, MO $47,950
- Little Rock, AR $39,540