47 Series · SOC 47-5041

Continuous Mining Machine Operators

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$63,380

per year

Median Hourly

$30.47/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$63,920

average

Employment

14,340

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

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10th Percentile

$41,450

25th Percentile

$50,850

Median

$63,380

75th Percentile

$76,850

90th Percentile

$84,420

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. Wisconsin $93,200 2. Wyoming $92,620 3. Nevada $84,420 4. Colorado $80,140 5. West Virginia $75,700

Lowest Paying States

27. Texas $36,260 28. Louisiana $36,470 29. Mississippi $41,510 30. Arkansas $43,640 31. Oklahoma $44,880

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Wisconsin	$93,200	$85,210	N/A	+47% above national
2	Wyoming	$92,620	$95,830	310	+46% above national
3	Nevada	$84,420	$84,330	1,230	+33% above national
4	Colorado	$80,140	$81,460	290	+26% above national
5	West Virginia	$75,700	$70,310	850	+19% above national
6	Illinois	$74,030	$67,250	300	+17% above national
7	California	$73,220	$70,030	850	+16% above national
8	Virginia	$68,670	$69,400	220	+8% above national
9	Minnesota	$68,400	$68,990	N/A	+8% above national
10	Utah	$67,870	$68,700	1,400	+7% above national
11	Indiana	$67,830	$66,520	360	+7% above national
12	Idaho	$67,280	$66,260	150	+6% above national
13	Georgia	$60,050	$59,100	50	5% below national
14	Alabama	$60,030	$57,750	160	5% below national
15	North Carolina	$59,170	$57,340	180	7% below national
16	Arizona	$58,790	$59,740	2,190	7% below national
17	Pennsylvania	$56,770	$54,650	390	10% below national
18	Ohio	$56,580	$59,080	N/A	11% below national
19	Kentucky	$56,100	$57,160	550	11% below national
20	Michigan	$55,600	$54,920	270	12% below national
21	Nebraska	$54,790	$55,790	70	14% below national
22	Tennessee	$51,540	$50,540	260	19% below national
23	New York	$49,370	$64,070	140	22% below national
24	Florida	$47,750	$51,510	180	25% below national
25	New Mexico	$46,500	$49,430	340	27% below national
26	Missouri	$44,890	$50,610	1,100	29% below national
27	Oklahoma	$44,880	$46,530	180	29% below national
28	Arkansas	$43,640	$44,550	110	31% below national
29	Mississippi	$41,510	$38,470	40	35% below national
30	Louisiana	$36,470	$40,560	70	42% below national
31	Texas	$36,260	$38,860	660	43% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $108,520 2. Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area $84,420 3. Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $80,320 4. South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $76,090 5. Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $75,700

Lowest Paying Metros

24. Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,450 25. Kansas City, MO-KS $37,850 26. St. Louis, MO-IL $38,010 27. Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,130 28. Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,510

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$108,520	N/A	+71% above national
2	Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$84,420	1,190	+33% above national
3	Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$80,320	N/A	+27% above national
4	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$76,090	210	+20% above national
5	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$75,700	330	+19% above national
6	Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$73,800	140	+16% above national
7	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$73,620	40	+16% above national
8	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$72,290	230	+14% above national
9	High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	$71,730	360	+13% above national
10	Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$68,670	190	+8% above national
11	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$67,280	90	+6% above national
12	Wheeling, WV-OH	$65,620	150	+4% above national
13	Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$64,750	110	+2% above national
14	Charleston, WV	$63,860	90	+1% above national
15	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$63,850	190	+1% above national
16	Beckley, WV	$62,900	140	1% below national
17	Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$58,790	950	7% below national
18	Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$58,100	390	8% below national
19	East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$56,120	430	11% below national
20	Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$52,050	60	18% below national
21	Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$51,720	60	18% below national
22	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$49,750	60	22% below national
23	Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$43,470	50	31% below national
24	Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$41,510	40	35% below national
25	Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$39,130	40	38% below national
26	St. Louis, MO-IL	$38,010	230	40% below national
27	Kansas City, MO-KS	$37,850	130	40% below national
28	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$35,450	60	44% below national

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