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Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers — wages and employment

Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers earned a median annual wage of $101,020 in the United States in May 2024, with 6,770 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $101,020SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers earned a median annual wage of $101,020 in the United States in May 2024, with 6,770 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $62,500 or less, the best-paid tenth $163,740 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $100,640 to $101,020, +0.4 %. The best-paying state is California at $142,520; the lowest New York at $79,990. Among metropolitan areas, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA pays the highest median, $163,490. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
California$142,520780
Michigan$125,60080
Florida$116,43050
New Mexico$114,930210
Wyoming$113,870150
Nevada$113,140430
Utah$110,960220
Indiana$110,59090
Alaska$109,350350
South Dakota$105,17030
Idaho$104,220100
Oklahoma$103,510—
Kentucky$102,910—
Arizona$102,780680
Alabama$101,48080
Texas$101,190180
Montana$99,830150
Tennessee$98,980100
Virginia$98,690130
Wisconsin$97,61030
Minnesota$94,19060
Maryland$93,36050
Ohio$91,500110
Pennsylvania$89,300—
Oregon$86,140200
West Virginia$84,000400
New York$79,990—

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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