What are the main factors that influence a Boring Machine Operator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Boring Machine Operator's salary?

A Boring Machine Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $40,066 for beginners, reaching about $42,483 at mid-level, and approach $43,638 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Boring Machine Operator?

Boring Machine Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Boring Machine Operator roles are District of Columbia $45,496, California $45,323, Massachusetts $44,719. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Boring Machine Operator roles make?

Salaries for Boring Machine Operator level roles vary by specialization: Boring Mill Operator: $77,763; Machine Operator IV: $55,455; Machine Operator III: $51,589; Directional Boring Operator: $46,000; Machine Operator: $45,115.

How do different companies affect a Boring Machine Operator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Boring Machine Operator roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Boring Machine Operator Salary in the United States

How much does a Boring Machine Operator make in the United States?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Boring Machine Operator in the United States is $41,091 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

However, a Boring Machine Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $48,777
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $36,752 to $45,114
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,801

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Boring Machine Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,114	$3,760	$868	$22
Average	$41,091	$3,424	$790	$20
25th Percentile	$36,752	$3,063	$707	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Boring Machine Operator Salaries

A Boring Machine Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Boring Machine Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Boring Machine Operator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $40,066
Early Career (1-2 years): $40,790
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $42,483
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $43,510
Expert (over 8 years): $43,638

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Boring Machine Operator	$40,066
Intermediate Level Boring Machine Operator	$40,790
Senior Level Boring Machine Operator	$42,483
Specialist Level Boring Machine Operator	$43,510
Expert Level Boring Machine Operator	$43,638

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How Do Boring Machine Operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Boring Machine Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $45,496.
California: $45,323.
Massachusetts: $44,719.

District of Columbia $45,496

California $45,323

Massachusetts $44,719

Washington $44,555

New Jersey $44,538

Alaska $44,481

Connecticut $43,914

New York $43,684

Hawaii $42,948

Rhode Island $42,603

Maryland $42,369

Minnesota $42,048

Colorado $41,925

Illinois $41,884

Oregon $41,728

Delaware $41,613

New Hampshire $41,540

Virginia $41,379

Pennsylvania $40,906

Nevada $40,668

North Dakota $40,590

Michigan $40,466

Wisconsin $40,421

Vermont $40,331

Texas $40,080

Maine $40,064

Arizona $40,039

Ohio $40,010

Georgia $39,632

Indiana $39,443

Wyoming $39,406

Utah $39,349

Iowa $39,324

Kansas $39,127

Louisiana $39,069

North Carolina $39,049

Missouri $39,040

Florida $38,880

Montana $38,794

Nebraska $38,712

Kentucky $38,667

South Carolina $38,502

Tennessee $38,399

Idaho $38,358

New Mexico $38,058

Oklahoma $37,993

Alabama $37,750

South Dakota $37,343

Arkansas $37,122

West Virginia $37,002

Mississippi $36,645

Top Paying Cities for Boring Machine Operators

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $51,828
San Francisco: $51,260
Oakland: $50,180

San Jose, CA $51,828

San Francisco, CA $51,260

Oakland, CA $50,180

New York, NY $47,312

Paramus, NJ $46,736

Queens Village, NY $46,734

Passaic, NJ $46,695

Bergenfield, NJ $46,692

Stamford, CT $46,601

Huntington, NY $46,584

Newark, NJ $46,281

Bridgeport, CT $46,194

Vallejo, CA $46,112

New Brunswick, NJ $46,096

Petaluma, CA $46,071

Middlesex, NJ $45,993

Somerset, NJ $45,964

Santa Cruz, CA $45,911

Boston, MA $45,660

Monterey, CA $45,516

Seattle, WA $45,422

Santa Rosa, CA $45,414

Los Angeles, CA $45,401

Juneau, AK $45,294

Washington, DC $45,249

Orange, CA $45,103

Santa Ana, CA $44,995

Long Beach, CA $44,953

Anaheim, CA $44,945

Anchorage, AK $44,925

Santa Maria, CA $44,801

Everett, WA $44,793

Danbury, CT $44,649

Bremerton, WA $44,592

Tacoma, WA $44,444

New Suffolk, NY $44,443

Sacramento, CA $44,432

Santa Barbara, CA $44,386

Trenton, NJ $44,341

San Diego, CA $44,341

Brockton, MA $44,296

Fairbanks, AK $44,195

Lompoc, CA $44,091

Lowell, MA $44,057

Ventura, CA $44,049

Nashua, NH $44,041

Stockton, CA $44,037

Modesto, CA $43,737

Poughkeepsie, NY $43,647

Olympia, WA $43,569

Kennewick, WA $43,569

New Haven, CT $43,552

Lawrence, MA $43,404

Hartford, CT $43,363

Riverside, CA $43,355

New Bedford, MA $43,314

Richland, WA $43,314

Bakersfield, CA $43,256

San Bernardino, CA $43,240

New Britain, CT $43,236

Atlantic City, NJ $43,236

New London, CT $43,219

Norwich, CT $43,207

Portsmouth, NH $43,199

Boulder, CO $43,112

Portland, OR $43,055

Worcester, MA $43,051

Minneapolis, MN $42,924

Philadelphia, PA $42,866

Honolulu, HI $42,730

Saint Paul, MN $42,711

Vineland, NJ $42,702

Providence, RI $42,582

Chicago, IL $42,463

Bellingham, WA $42,414

Springfield, MA $42,381

Baltimore, MD $42,369

Chico, CA $42,266

Pittsfield, MA $42,155

Manchester, NH $42,077

Spokane, WA $41,896

Denver, CO $41,892

Albany, NY $41,699

Troy, NY $41,683

Nassau, NY $41,639

Schenectady, NY $41,596

Wilmington, DE $41,563

Burlington, VT $41,506

Salem, OR $41,489

Portland, ME $41,362

Yakima, WA $41,321

Rochester, MN $41,194

Reno, NV $41,173

Fresno, CA $41,173

Milwaukee, WI $41,136

Detroit, MI $41,095

Ann Arbor, MI $41,088

Allentown, PA $41,083

Colorado Springs, CO $41,013

Syracuse, NY $40,992

Carson City, NV $40,992

Houston, TX $40,935

Eugene, OR $40,914

Gary, IN $40,865

Springfield, OR $40,832

Bismarck, ND $40,824

Galveston, TX $40,795

Medford, OR $40,733

Fort Collins, CO $40,717

Concord, NH $40,696

Austin, TX $40,684

Mesa, AZ $40,598

Reading, PA $40,594

Phoenix, AZ $40,590

Dallas, TX $40,577

Saint Cloud, MN $40,538

Madison, WI $40,483

Utica, NY $40,372

Rochester, NY $40,306

Des Moines, IA $40,302

Raleigh, NC $40,298

Atlanta, GA $40,236

Battle Creek, MI $40,224

Salt Lake City, UT $40,212

Lancaster, PA $40,150

Harrisburg, PA $40,092

Kansas City, MO $40,051

Champaign, IL $40,043

Kansas City, KS $40,043

Fort Worth, TX $40,039

Columbus, OH $40,032

Boca Raton, FL $40,023

Pittsburgh, PA $40,006

Richmond, VA $39,990

Indianapolis, IN $39,981

Cleveland, OH $39,977

Las Vegas, NV $39,928

Cincinnati, OH $39,928

Petersburg, VA $39,866

Huntsville, AL $39,805

Lansing, MI $39,777

Lebanon, PA $39,772

Pueblo, CO $39,768

Appleton, WI $39,755

Buffalo, NY $39,739

Dayton, OH $39,727

Racine, WI $39,718

Charlotte, NC $39,714

Saint Louis, MO $39,702

York, PA $39,677

Elkhart, IN $39,677

Gastonia, NC $39,670

Billings, MT $39,660

Beaumont, TX $39,649

Lorain, OH $39,640

Benton Harbor, MI $39,632

Toledo, OH $39,624

Binghamton, NY $39,603

Rock Hill, SC $39,599

Rockford, IL $39,579

Springfield, IL $39,562

Elyria, OH $39,558

Fargo, ND $39,558

Flagstaff, AZ $39,529

Fort Lauderdale, FL $39,505

Duluth, MN $39,480

Miami, FL $39,480

Cheyenne, WY $39,451

Grand Forks, ND $39,451

Bangor, ME $39,361

Cedar Rapids, IA $39,316

Durham, NC $39,299

Louisville, KY $39,295

Grand Rapids, MI $39,287

Hialeah, FL $39,283

Casper, WY $39,225

Scranton, PA $39,176

New Orleans, LA $39,164

Virginia Beach, VA $39,160

Akron, OH $39,139

Peoria, IL $39,086

Sarasota, FL $39,077

Nashville, TN $39,049

Omaha, NE $39,049

Green Bay, WI $39,049

Baton Rouge, LA $39,028

Charleston, SC $39,020

Jamestown, NY $38,999

Davenport, IA $38,999

Tucson, AZ $38,979

Saint Petersburg, FL $38,954

Tampa, FL $38,946

Evansville, IN $38,921

Port Arthur, TX $38,921

Bradenton, FL $38,905

Santa Fe, NM $38,831

Orlando, FL $38,757

Clearwater, FL $38,745

Canton, OH $38,658

La Crosse, WI $38,658

Albuquerque, NM $38,634

Newport News, VA $38,630

High Point, NC $38,617

Ogden, UT $38,601

Corpus Christi, TX $38,568

Norfolk, VA $38,543

Laramie, WY $38,543

Rock Island, IL $38,519

Saginaw, MI $38,510

Jacksonville, FL $38,506

Salisbury, NC $38,498

Boise, ID $38,490

Moline, IL $38,469

Fort Myers, FL $38,457

Memphis, TN $38,449

Tulsa, OK $38,428

Waterloo, IA $38,404

Spartanburg, SC $38,362

Lincoln, NE $38,342

Fort Wayne, IN $38,334

Provo, UT $38,330

Cedar Falls, IA $38,280

San Antonio, TX $38,264

Greensboro, NC $38,247

South Bend, IN $38,243

Savannah, GA $38,198

Muskegon, MI $38,182

Birmingham, AL $38,178

Winston Salem, NC $38,157

Lake Charles, LA $38,058

Anderson, IN $38,050

Lexington, KY $38,038

Augusta, GA $38,026

Greenville, SC $38,026

Lima, OH $37,993

Wichita, KS $37,989

Tuscaloosa, AL $37,989

Columbia, SC $37,952

Springfield, OH $37,943

Asheville, NC $37,878

Bloomington, IN $37,849

Knoxville, TN $37,701

Shreveport, LA $37,697

Wilmington, NC $37,643

Roanoke, VA $37,643

Topeka, KS $37,569

Frankfort, KY $37,565

Oklahoma City, OK $37,537

Chillicothe, OH $37,520

Longview, TX $37,516

Melbourne, FL $37,512

Sioux Falls, SD $37,446

Mobile, AL $37,442

Terre Haute, IN $37,426

Altoona, PA $37,401

Amarillo, TX $37,372

Killeen, TX $37,360

Fayetteville, AR $37,327

Chattanooga, TN $37,315

Sioux City, IA $37,278

Idaho Falls, ID $37,269

Lynchburg, VA $37,237

Gainesville, FL $37,183

Portsmouth, OH $37,163

Little Rock, AR $37,154

Lafayette, LA $37,138

Youngstown, OH $37,138

Daytona Beach, FL $37,113

Clarksville, TN $37,109

Pensacola, FL $37,105

Temple, TX $37,102

Hopkinsville, KY $36,982

Erie, PA $36,974

Florence, SC $36,957

Charleston, WV $36,891

Great Falls, MT $36,871

Macon, GA $36,813

Tallahassee, FL $36,809

Fayetteville, NC $36,801

Waco, TX $36,793

Helena, MT $36,764

Pine Bluff, AR $36,748

Vincennes, IN $36,698

Lubbock, TX $36,682

Alamogordo, NM $36,657

Twin Falls, ID $36,620

Rapid City, SD $36,608

Jackson, MS $36,534

Huntington, WV $36,531

Greenville, MS $36,530

Parkersburg, WV $36,488

Montgomery, AL $36,481

Wichita Falls, TX $36,439

Springfield, MO $36,439

Biloxi, MS $36,419

Monroe, LA $36,378

Johnstown, PA $36,349

Sumter, SC $36,333

Columbus, GA $36,328

Pascagoula, MS $36,250

Abilene, TX $36,250

Kingsport, TN $36,144

Albany, GA $36,144

Gulfport, MS $36,131

Alexandria, LA $35,996

Fort Smith, AR $35,893

El Paso, TX $35,782

Las Cruces, NM $35,597

Harlingen, TX $35,493

Pocatello, ID $35,486

Florence, AL $35,433

Brownsville, TX $35,424

Mcallen, TX $35,338

Dothan, AL $35,281

Columbus, MS $35,037

Altus, OK $34,845

Lawton, OK $34,767

Pierre, SD $34,619

What Skills Can Increase a Boring Machine Operator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Listening (Mentioned in 5.7% Job Postings): Appropriately paying attention and exhibiting genuine interest when someone is speaking; effectively gathering, interpreting, assimilating and applying verbally transmitted information.
Data Entry (Mentioned in 3.43% Job Postings): Transcribing information into an electronic medium such as a computer or other electronic device.
Word Processing (Mentioned in 2.57% Job Postings): word processing, operation in which a text-editing software program called a word processor is used to create a document on a computer. A word-processing system can produce a wide variety of documents, including letters, memoranda, and manuals, rapidly and at relatively low cost.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Listening	5.7%
Data Entry	3.43%
Word Processing	2.57%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Boring Machine Operator's salary.

Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 37%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 33%.
Informatics: Can increase your salary by up to 31%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Insight	$56,295	37%
Consulting	$54,651	33%
Informatics	$53,829	31%
Partnering	$53,418	30%
Taking Ownership	$52,596	28%
Clinical Informatics	$52,185	27%

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Boring Machine Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Boring Machine Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on June 01, 2026

$36,752

Average $41,091/year

$45,114

$3,063

Average $3,424/month

$3,760

$707

Average $790/week

$868

$18

Average $20/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,114	$3,760	$868	$22
Average	$41,091	$3,424	$790	$20
25th Percentile	$36,752	$3,063	$707	$18

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Salary Trends for Boring Machine Operator

Salaries for a Boring Machine Operator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $42,471 in 2023 to around $42,897 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Boring Machine Operator salary trends, .

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