Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining Salary in the US
A loading and moving machine operators, underground mining earns a national median of $74,500 a year (mean $71,240) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #283 of 825.
How much does a loading and moving machine operators, underground mining earn in the US?
A loading and moving machine operators, underground mining in the United States earns a median of $74,500 a year (mean $71,240), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 46% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 5,930 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-5044), ranked #283 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$74,500
per year
Mean
$71,240
per year
Employment
5,930
US workers
National rank
#283
of 825 by median
What a loading and moving machine operators, underground mining earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a loading and moving machine operators, underground mining (SOC 47-5044) earns a median annual wage of $74,500 and a mean (average) of $71,240. The median is the midpoint — half of loading and moving machine operators, underground mining earn more and half earn less — and is 46% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a loading and moving machine operators, underground mining in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for loading and moving machine operators, underground mining is $74,500, and the mean (average) is $71,240. The median is the midpoint — half of loading and moving machine operators, underground mining earn more and half earn less.
- How does loading and moving machine operators, underground mining pay compare to the US average?
- At $74,500, a loading and moving machine operators, underground mining earns 46% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many loading and moving machine operators, underground mining are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 5,930 loading and moving machine operators, underground mining employed nationally (SOC 47-5044), across all industries.
- Where does this loading and moving machine operators, underground mining salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 47-5044. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 47-5044 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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