The median annual wage for Continuous Mining Machine Operators in California is $73,220 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $70,030.
Pay spans roughly $53,340 at the 10th percentile to $81,410 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $35.20 per hour. An estimated 850 people work as continuous mining machine operators in California.
| Median (annual) | $73,220 |
| Mean (annual) | $70,030 |
| Median (hourly) | $35.20 |
| 10th percentile | $53,340 |
| 90th percentile | $81,410 |
| Employment | 850 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.