Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other Salary in the US
A underground mining machine operators, all other earns a national median of $70,130 a year (mean $69,860) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #312 of 825.
How much does a underground mining machine operators, all other earn in the US?
A underground mining machine operators, all other in the United States earns a median of $70,130 a year (mean $69,860), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 38% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 3,180 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-5049), ranked #312 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$70,130
per year
Mean
$69,860
per year
Employment
3,180
US workers
National rank
#312
of 825 by median
What a underground mining machine operators, all other earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a underground mining machine operators, all other (SOC 47-5049) earns a median annual wage of $70,130 and a mean (average) of $69,860. The median is the midpoint — half of underground mining machine operators, all other earn more and half earn less — and is 38% 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 underground mining machine operators, all other in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for underground mining machine operators, all other is $70,130, and the mean (average) is $69,860. The median is the midpoint — half of underground mining machine operators, all other earn more and half earn less.
- How does underground mining machine operators, all other pay compare to the US average?
- At $70,130, a underground mining machine operators, all other earns 38% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many underground mining machine operators, all other are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 3,180 underground mining machine operators, all other employed nationally (SOC 47-5049), across all industries.
- Where does this underground mining machine operators, all other 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 47-5049. 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 47-5049 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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