Mining Manager Salary (September 2024)

Average mining manager salary

$116,992

$56.25 hourly rate

Entry-level mining manager salary

$66,000 yearly salary

Updated June 25, 2024

How much does a mining manager make?

The average mining manager salary in the United States is $116,992. Mining manager salaries typically range between $66,000 and $206,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for mining managers is $56.25 per hour. Mining manager salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Mining managers earn the highest average salary in Alaska.

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Mining Manager salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com and Comparably, the average salary for a mining manager typically falls between $77,084 and $146,500.

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$116,992yearly

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$77,084yearly

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$146,500yearly

Average mining manager salary by state

The average mining manager salary in Alaska, Michigan, and North Dakota are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average mining manager salary states are Kentucky, Kansas, and Indiana.

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Highest paying states for mining managers

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Michigan	$150,963	$72.58
2	Ohio	$132,648	$63.77
3	Illinois	$128,929	$61.99
4	Rhode Island	$135,054	$64.93
5	California	$138,550	$66.61
6	Pennsylvania	$119,899	$57.64
7	Alaska	$153,174	$73.64
8	Delaware	$125,064	$60.13
9	North Dakota	$141,025	$67.80
10	Maine	$138,679	$66.67
11	Washington	$124,515	$59.86
12	New Mexico	$133,149	$64.01
13	Vermont	$125,318	$60.25
14	Oregon	$124,517	$59.86
15	Arkansas	$129,066	$62.05
16	Idaho	$115,407	$55.48
17	Connecticut	$116,535	$56.03
18	Minnesota	$116,289	$55.91
19	Tennessee	$107,630	$51.75
20	District of Columbia	$121,882	$58.60
21	New Hampshire	$122,959	$59.11
22	South Carolina	$119,500	$57.45
23	New Jersey	$119,694	$57.55
24	Massachusetts	$120,642	$58.00
25	Virginia	$109,219	$52.51
26	Nevada	$107,568	$51.72
27	Texas	$111,730	$53.72
28	Arizona	$106,801	$51.35
29	Iowa	$104,870	$50.42
30	Maryland	$106,983	$51.43
31	Wisconsin	$102,022	$49.05
32	Oklahoma	$106,874	$51.38
33	North Carolina	$105,232	$50.59
34	Georgia	$107,527	$51.70
35	New York	$109,500	$52.64
36	Utah	$98,876	$47.54
37	Nebraska	$105,975	$50.95
38	South Dakota	$98,872	$47.53
39	Wyoming	$100,025	$48.09
40	Indiana	$95,218	$45.78
41	Florida	$98,883	$47.54
42	Mississippi	$103,004	$49.52
43	West Virginia	$102,254	$49.16
44	Montana	$101,781	$48.93
45	Kentucky	$96,028	$46.17
46	Colorado	$101,925	$49.00
47	Missouri	$96,793	$46.54
48	Kansas	$95,821	$46.07
49	Hawaii	$58,126	$27.95
50	Louisiana	$89,824	$43.18
51	Alabama	$83,254	$40.03

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Highest paying cities for mining managers

The highest-paying cities for mining managers are Fairbanks, AK, San Jose, CA, and Westerville, OH.

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Fairbanks, AK	$165,686	$79.66
2	San Jose, CA	$148,289	$71.29
3	Westerville, OH	$135,015	$64.91
4	Chicago, IL	$133,815	$64.33
5	Hazleton, PA	$124,084	$59.66
6	Boston, MA	$123,175	$59.22
7	Plano, TX	$114,980	$55.28
8	Reno, NV	$113,171	$54.41
9	McLean, VA	$113,085	$54.37
10	New York, NY	$109,751	$52.76
11	Atlanta, GA	$107,940	$51.89
12	Omaha, NE	$107,764	$51.81
13	Tempe, AZ	$107,284	$51.58
14	Jackson, MS	$103,763	$49.89
15	Charlotte, NC	$103,626	$49.82
16	Denver, CO	$101,745	$48.92
17	Saint Louis, MO	$98,396	$47.31

Mining Manager salary details

A mining manager's salary ranges from $66,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $206,000 at the 90th percentile.

Mining Manager Salary (September 2024) - Zippia (2)

What is a mining manager's salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$206,000	$17,167	$99
75th Percentile	$157,000	$13,083	$75
Average	$116,992	$9,749	$56
25th Percentile	$86,000	$7,167	$41
10th Percentile	$66,000	$5,500	$32

Highest paying mining manager jobs

The highest paying types of mining managers are mine safety director, mine engineering supervisor, and mine safety manager.

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Mine Engineer	$83,246	$6,937	$40.02	3,627

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Which companies pay mining managers the most?

Mining manager salaries at Apple and eBay are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average mining manager salary at companies like Alorica and Saint-Gobain are highly competitive.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Apple	$188,688	$90.72
2	eBay	$177,302	$85.24
3	Alorica	$151,906	$73.03
4	Saint-Gobain	$149,446	$71.85
5	Murphy Co Mechanical	$132,826	$63.86
6	Accenture	$128,626	$61.84
7	NEVADA GOLD & CASINOS INC	$127,935	$61.51
8	Horizon Ag-Products	$127,856	$61.47
9	Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc	$127,856	$61.47
10	St. Mary's Cement	$127,856	$61.47
11	U.S. Silica	$124,594	$59.90
12	Coeur Mining	$123,568	$59.41
13	Oldcastle Infrastructure	$112,032	$53.86
14	Rockwell Automation	$111,068	$53.40
15	KPMG LLP	$106,666	$51.28
16	Ledcor	$92,942	$44.68

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$109,000$107,800$106,600$105,400$104,200$103,000

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Mining Manager salary by industry

The average mining manager salary varies across industries:

The average mining manager salary in the energy industry is $134,384, the highest of any industry.
The average mining manager salary in the finance industry is $118,553.
Mining managers in the professional industry earn an average salary of $107,222, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for mining managers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Energy	$134,384	$64.61
2	Manufacturing	$118,553	$57.00
3	Construction	$114,548	$55.07
4	Professional	$107,222	$51.55

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Mining Manager salary trends

The average mining manager salary has risen by $11,849 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average mining manager earned $105,143 annually, but today, they earn $116,992 a year. That works out to a 0% change in pay for mining managers over the last decade.

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Average mining manager salary over time

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Mining Manager salary by year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2024	$117,000	$56.25	+2.8%
2023	$114,000	$54.66	-1.2%
2022	$115,000	$55.32	-2.2%
2021	$118,000	$56.51	+0.6%
2020	$117,000	$56.20	-0.3%

Recently added mining manager salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Dietzler Construction Corp	Mining Manager	Yoder, WY	06/01/2023	$90,000
Minerals Technologies	Mine Manager	Adams, MA	05/20/2023	$140,000
Dietzler Construction Corp	Mining Manager	Yoder, WY	05/02/2023	$90,000
Dietzler Construction Corp	Mining Manager	Yoder, WY	03/31/2023	$90,000
Nevada Gold Mines LLC	Underground Mine Manager	Golconda, NV	03/02/2023	$171,600
Ankura	Manager, Cyber Data Mining, Data & Technology	Lexington, NY	01/17/2023	$85,000
Northern Star (POGO) LLC	Mine Manager	Fairbanks, AK	03/24/2022	$116,563
Northern Star (POGO) LLC	Mine Manager	Fairbanks, AK	03/24/2022	$116,563
Nyrstar Tennessee Mines-Strawberry Plains, LLC	Mine Manager	New Market, TN	01/06/2022	$152,000
Accenture	Process Mining Capability Manager	Chicago, IL	12/28/2021	$217,500

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