How much do Continuous Mining Machine Operators make in Pittsburgh, PA?

Percentile spread

For Continuous Mining Machine Operators, the published 10th percentile is $49,360 and the 90th percentile is $60,780. The difference is $11,420, which is 18.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $50,650 to the 75th at $60,780, covers $10,130.

The mean annual wage is $57,860, which sits below the median of $60,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 1.7% lower than the national median of $61,810 for Continuous Mining Machine Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,201, which is 3.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Pennsylvania median of $60,780.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Continuous Mining Machine Operators at $64,201 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Continuous Mining Machine Operators. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 4th of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Wheeling, WV-OH is 62 miles away, with a median of $66,300 and employment of 120. That median is 9.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,065, against $64,201 here.
• Charleston, WV is 174 miles away, with a median of $65,280 and employment of 70. That median is 7.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,582, against $64,201 here.
• Beckley, WV is 190 miles away, with a median of $64,270 and employment of 120. That median is 5.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,729, against $64,201 here.

Employment share

Continuous Mining Machine Operators accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (140 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (14,000 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.40 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.