Pay · Continuous Mining Machine Operators · Arizona
Continuous mining machine operator salary in Arizona: $60,880 a year
What continuous mining machine operators earn in Arizona, from the 2025 federal wage survey: 12th of 27 states and 2% below the U.S. median. Starting pay, the paycheck, the states around it and the jobs next to this one.
Arizona at a glance
Median pay, the state’s place among the states, and how many people do the work here.
Starting pay to top pay in Arizona
Where most start, the middle, and the best-paid tenth — against the same points for the U.S.
Arizona U.S.: $46,770 – $86,210
Arizona and its neighbouring states
Neighbouring states on the map, not in the ranking — the move people actually weigh.
The median paycheck in Arizona
$60,880 a year before tax. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare take $9,783 of it (16.1%) at 2026 rates.
- A month $4,258 $5,073 before tax
- Every two weeks $1,965 $2,342 before tax
- A week $983 $1,171 before tax
- A year $51,097 $60,880 before tax
- Take-home $51,097
- Federal income tax $5,126
- Medicare $883
A single filer taking the standard deduction, before state and local income taxes and before deductions such as retirement or health insurance. Some public employees, many teachers among them, pay into a state pension instead of Social Security. Rates: IRS, Rev. Proc. 2025-32: tax year 2026 inflation adjustments, SSA, 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment Fact Sheet.
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Continuous mining machine operator pay in Arizona: questions people ask
What is the average continuous mining machine operator salary in Arizona?
The median is $60,880 a year: half of the 2,850 continuous mining machine operators in Arizona earn more, half less. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $49,180, the best-paid tenth over $78,660.
What is the starting salary for continuous mining machine operators in Arizona?
Most start around $49,180 a year — the pay of the lowest-paid tenth.
What rank is Arizona for continuous mining machine operator pay?
12th of 27 states. Minnesota pays the most, $90,820.
Do continuous mining machine operators earn more in Arizona or Nevada?
Arizona: $60,880 against $85,590 in Nevada — $24,710 less a year.
How much is a continuous mining machine operator paycheck in Arizona?
At the median, about $4,258 a month after federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, from $5,073 before tax — for a single filer, before state income tax.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025, state estimates. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”