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Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining salary in Texas

The median loading and moving machine operators, underground mining in Texas earns $47,310 a year, 36% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,349 a month.

10th percentile
$40,220
25th percentile
$45,200
Median percentile
$47,310
75th percentile
$66,240
90th percentile
$80,720

Based on 70 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$40,194 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,310
Federal income tax−$3,497
Social Security + Medicare−$3,619
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,349
Every two weeks$1,546

Does it go far here?

$48,745Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

All loading and moving machine operators, underground mining salaries · Take-home pay in Texas