Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other · SOC 47-5049
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other Salary in the Wheeling Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Wheeling, WV-OH metro area
Figures describe the Wheeling, WV-OH metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Wheeling city limits.
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other in the Wheeling, WV-OH metro area earned a median of $65,610 per year ($31.54 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $64,310 at the 10th percentile to $82,180 at the 90th. BLS estimates 60 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other in the Wheeling metro area earn more than $65,610 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $65,020 and $65,610.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $64,310 | $65,020 | $65,610 | $65,610 | $82,180 |
| Hourly | $30.92 | $31.26 | $31.54 | $31.54 | $39.51 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Wheeling metro areathis metro area$65,610 median for Wheeling metro area; middle half earns $65,020 to $65,610
- West Virginiastate (WV)$65,610 median for West Virginia; middle half earns $63,560 to $80,930
- United Statesnational$70,130 median for United States; middle half earns $51,670 to $83,120
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is about the same vs West Virginia overall and −6% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.