The median annual wage for Continuous Mining Machine Operators in New Mexico is $46,500 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,430.
Pay spans roughly $37,540 at the 10th percentile to $60,700 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.36 per hour. An estimated 340 people work as continuous mining machine operators in New Mexico.
| Median (annual) | $46,500 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,430 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.36 |
| 10th percentile | $37,540 |
| 90th percentile | $60,700 |
| Employment | 340 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.