Mining machine operator earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level mining machine operator earnings begin at:

$30.50 per hour

$63,450 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level mining machine operator earnings begin at:

$26.92 per hour

$56,000 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level mining machine operator earnings begin at:

$22.33 per hour

$46,450 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level mining machine operator earnings begin at:

$21.00 per hour

$43,680 per year

10th percentile

Starting level mining machine operator earnings begin at:

$18.46 per hour

$38,400 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Mining machine operator salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Minnesota $90,820
Nevada $85,590
Wyoming $85,260
Colorado $81,110
West Virginia $77,570
Illinois $74,830
Indiana $71,570
Alaska $70,550
Montana $68,580
Virginia $63,480
California $62,790
Florida $62,580
Idaho $60,990
Arizona $60,880
Pennsylvania $60,780
Utah $59,420
Alabama $59,360
Wisconsin $59,340
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
Iowa $48,450
Arkansas $47,890
Missouri $47,280
Oklahoma $46,980
Washington $46,620
New York $46,450
South Carolina $46,440
Louisiana $39,830
South Dakota $38,630
Tennessee $37,880
Mississippi $37,500
Maryland $36,020

How do mining machine operator salaries compare to similar careers?

Mining machine operators earn about the same as related careers in New York. On average, they make less than machine assemblers but more than sewing machine operators.

Career Median Salary
Machine assembler salary $46K
Printing worker salary $48K
Ship loader salary $48K
Furniture finisher salary $48K
Mining machine operator salary $46K
Stone cutter salary $46K
Faller salary $36K
Metal worker salary $44K
Shoemaker salary $42K
Sewing machine operator salary $38K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)