The median annual wage for Continuous Mining Machine Operators in West Virginia is $75,700 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $70,310.
Pay spans roughly $53,430 at the 10th percentile to $81,610 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $36.39 per hour. An estimated 850 people work as continuous mining machine operators in West Virginia.
| Median (annual) | $75,700 |
| Mean (annual) | $70,310 |
| Median (hourly) | $36.39 |
| 10th percentile | $53,430 |
| 90th percentile | $81,610 |
| Employment | 850 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.