Roof Bolters, Mining salary
United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025
National market range
$71K–$82K
Median
$78,540
25th percentile
$71,390
75th percentile
$81,860
By state
State
Median
Range · 25th–75th
vs national
Alabama
$67,020
$66K–$69K
Colorado
$81,270
$80K–$86K
Illinois
$81,860
$79K–$82K
Kentucky
$72,510
$72K–$73K
Virginia
$78,260
$78K–$97K
West Virginia
$79,400
$71K–$82K
Wyoming
$116,570
$115K–$117K
Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.
Women are 4% of construction and extraction occupations nationally, and earn 82¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender, and that is the point.
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