Roof Bolters, Mining Salary in the US
A roof bolters, mining earns a national median of $78,540 a year (mean $78,100) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #238 of 825.
How much does a roof bolters, mining earn in the US?
A roof bolters, mining in the United States earns a median of $78,540 a year (mean $78,100), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 54% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 2,160 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-5043), ranked #238 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$78,540
per year
Mean
$78,100
per year
Employment
2,160
US workers
National rank
#238
of 825 by median
What a roof bolters, mining earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a roof bolters, mining (SOC 47-5043) earns a median annual wage of $78,540 and a mean (average) of $78,100. The median is the midpoint — half of roof bolters, mining earn more and half earn less — and is 54% 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 roof bolters, mining in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for roof bolters, mining is $78,540, and the mean (average) is $78,100. The median is the midpoint — half of roof bolters, mining earn more and half earn less.
- How does roof bolters, mining pay compare to the US average?
- At $78,540, a roof bolters, mining earns 54% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many roof bolters, mining are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 2,160 roof bolters, mining employed nationally (SOC 47-5043), across all industries.
- Where does this roof bolters, 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 47-5043. 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 47-5043 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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