The median annual wage for Continuous Mining Machine Operators in Colorado is $80,140 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $81,460.
Pay spans roughly $54,980 at the 10th percentile to $109,020 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $38.53 per hour. An estimated 290 people work as continuous mining machine operators in Colorado.
| Median (annual) | $80,140 |
| Mean (annual) | $81,460 |
| Median (hourly) | $38.53 |
| 10th percentile | $54,980 |
| 90th percentile | $109,020 |
| Employment | 290 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.