How much do Mining & Quarrying workers earn in Wales?

Full-time Mining and Quarrying employees in Wales earn a median of £49,965 per year in April 2025, according to ONS ASHE Table 5.7a (OGL v3.0). This is 1.9% below the UK Mining & Quarrying sector median of £50,943.

Is Wales above or below the national average for Mining & Quarrying pay?

Wales Mining & Quarrying pay (£49,965) is 1.9% below the UK sector median of £50,943. Ranked 3 out of 5 UK regions with unsuppressed ONS data for this sector. Figures: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, April 2025.

Which region pays the most for Mining & Quarrying in the UK?

Scotland has the highest full-time median for Mining and Quarrying in the UK at £70,498, based on 5 regions ONS publishes without suppression. Source: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, April 2025 (OGL v3.0).

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Mining & Quarrying Salary in Wales — 2025

Mining and Quarrying (SIC 2007 Section B) · Full-time employees · April 2025 · ONS ASHE Table 5.7a

What is the median salary for Mining & Quarrying workers in Wales?

Full-time workers in the Mining and Quarrying sector (SIC B) in Wales earn a median of £49,965 per year (April 2025, ONS ASHE Table 5.7a) — −1.9% the UK Mining & Quarrying median of £50,943 and above the UK all-industry median of £39,039. GeraJobs re-dates annually on ONS ASHE release.

Source:Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) — ASHE Table 4.7a (annual pay gross, 2-digit SIC, Full-Time) + ASHE Table 5.7a (annual pay gross, region × 2-digit SIC, Full-Time)·As of April 2025 (provisional) · updated annually · last refreshed 23 October 2025

Gera Sector Pay Gap Index

Wales Mining & Quarrying median (£49,965) vs UK Mining & Quarrying median (£50,943). Ranked #3 of 5 regions for this sector.

How this is calculated

Wales: −1.9% vs UK sector median

Wales median

£49,965

Full-time · ONS ASHE Table 5.7a · April 2025

UK sector median

£50,943

ONS ASHE Table 4.7a · April 2025

Regional pay gap

−1.9%

Wales vs UK Mining & Quarrying median · Rank #3/5

Mining & Quarrying salary — all regions compared

Rank	Region	Median (full-time)	vs UK sector
#1	Scotland	£70,498	+38.4%
#2	East Midlands	£50,536	−0.8%
#3	Wales ✓	£49,965	−1.9%
#4	West Midlands	£43,844	−13.9%
#5	South West	£43,748	−14.1%
UK	UK national	£50,943	benchmark

Source: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, full-time employees, April 2025 (OGL v3.0). Regions with ONS CV > 20% are suppressed and excluded.

Sector Pay Benchmarker

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UK Mining & Quarrying median

£50,943

Full-time, April 2025 · ONS ASHE Table 4.7a

Gera Sector Pay Gap Index

+30.5%

vs UK all-industry median £39,039

Sector rank

#4 / 19

By UK full-time median pay

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Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 4.7a (UK) + Table 5.7a (regional), full-time employees, April 2025 provisional (OGL v3.0). Only cells ONS publishes without suppression (CV ≤ 20%) are shown. Gera Sector Pay Gap Index = (sectorMedian − ukAllMedian) / ukAllMedian × 100.

Mining & Quarrying salary in Wales — FAQ

How much do Mining & Quarrying workers earn in Wales?: Full-time Mining and Quarrying employees in Wales earn a median of £49,965 per year in April 2025, according to ONS ASHE Table 5.7a (OGL v3.0). This is 1.9% below the UK Mining & Quarrying sector median of £50,943.
Is Wales above or below the national average for Mining & Quarrying pay?: Wales Mining & Quarrying pay (£49,965) is 1.9% below the UK sector median of £50,943. Ranked 3 out of 5 UK regions with unsuppressed ONS data for this sector. Figures: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, April 2025.
Which region pays the most for Mining & Quarrying in the UK?: Scotland has the highest full-time median for Mining and Quarrying in the UK at £70,498, based on 5 regions ONS publishes without suppression. Source: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, April 2025 (OGL v3.0).

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Mining & Quarrying salary in other UK regions

Mining & Quarrying in Scotland — £70,498
Mining & Quarrying in East Midlands — £50,536
Mining & Quarrying in West Midlands — £43,844
Mining & Quarrying in South West — £43,748
All sectors in Wales

Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), ASHE Table 5.7a (annual pay gross, region × 2-digit SIC, Full-Time). April 2025 (provisional) reference period. Released 2025-10-23. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Regional pay gap computed by GeraJobs as (regionMedian − ukSectorMedian) / ukSectorMedian × 100; no figure modelled or interpolated.