Rock Splitters, Quarry Salary in the US
A rock splitters, quarry earns a national median of $48,740 a year (mean $51,500) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #577 of 825.
How much does a rock splitters, quarry earn in the US?
A rock splitters, quarry in the United States earns a median of $48,740 a year (mean $51,500), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 4% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 3,320 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-5051), ranked #577 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$48,740
per year
Mean
$51,500
per year
Employment
3,320
US workers
National rank
#577
of 825 by median
What a rock splitters, quarry earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a rock splitters, quarry (SOC 47-5051) earns a median annual wage of $48,740 and a mean (average) of $51,500. The median is the midpoint — half of rock splitters, quarry earn more and half earn less — and is 4% below 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 rock splitters, quarry in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for rock splitters, quarry is $48,740, and the mean (average) is $51,500. The median is the midpoint — half of rock splitters, quarry earn more and half earn less.
- How does rock splitters, quarry pay compare to the US average?
- At $48,740, a rock splitters, quarry earns 4% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many rock splitters, quarry are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 3,320 rock splitters, quarry employed nationally (SOC 47-5051), across all industries.
- Where does this rock splitters, quarry 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 47-5051. 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 47-5051 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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