What are the main factors that influence a Mine Technician's salary?

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

How does experience change A Mine Technician's salary?

A Mine Technician's salary grows with experience: a Mine Technician (0-1 years)earns $48,574, a Waste Water Treatment Technician II (1-3 years)earns $54,453, a Waste Water Treatment Technician III (3-5 years)earns $61,370, a Waste Water Treatment Superintendent (5+ years)earns $94,079, a Waste Water Treatment Plant Manager (5+ years)earns $107,309,

What are the highest paying states for a Mine Technician?

Mine Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Mine Technician roles are District of Columbia $54,158, California $53,952, Massachusetts $53,233. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Mine Technician roles make?

Salaries for Mine Technician level roles vary by specialization: Mine Surveyor: $95,342; Mine Operations: $87,239; Mine Supervisor: $86,000; Mine Geologist: $80,147; Engineer, Mine: $72,853.

How do different companies affect a Mine Technician's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Mine Technician roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Mine Technician Salary in the United States

How much does a Mine Technician make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Mine Technician in the United States is $48,914 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

However, a Mine Technician's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,747
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,504 to $53,538
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,489

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Mine Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,538	$4,461	$1,030	$26
Average	$48,914	$4,076	$941	$24
25th Percentile	$44,504	$3,709	$856	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Mine Technician Salaries

A Mine Technician'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Mine Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Mine Technician'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): $48,574
Early Career (1-2 years): $54,453
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,370
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $94,079
Expert (over 8 years): $107,309

Levels	Salary
Mine Tech... Level Mine Technician	$48,574
Waste Wat... Level Mine Technician	$54,453
Waste Wat... Level Mine Technician	$61,370
Waste Wat... Level Mine Technician	$94,079
Waste Wat... Level Mine Technician	$107,309

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How Do Mine Technician 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 Mine Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $54,158.
California: $53,952.
Massachusetts: $53,233.

District of Columbia $54,158 California $53,952 Massachusetts $53,233 Washington $53,038 New Jersey $53,018 Alaska $52,950 Connecticut $52,275 New York $52,001

Hawaii $51,125 Rhode Island $50,714 Maryland $50,435 Minnesota $50,054 Colorado $49,907 Illinois $49,858 Oregon $49,672 Delaware $49,535

New Hampshire $49,449 Virginia $49,257 Pennsylvania $48,694 Nevada $48,410 North Dakota $48,317 Michigan $48,171 Wisconsin $48,117 Vermont $48,009

Texas $47,711 Maine $47,691 Arizona $47,662 Ohio $47,628 Georgia $47,178 Indiana $46,953 Wyoming $46,909 Utah $46,840

Iowa $46,811 Kansas $46,576 Louisiana $46,508 North Carolina $46,483 Missouri $46,473 Florida $46,283 Montana $46,180 Nebraska $46,082

Kentucky $46,028 South Carolina $45,833 Tennessee $45,710 Idaho $45,661 New Mexico $45,304 Oklahoma $45,226 Alabama $44,937 South Dakota $44,453

Arkansas $44,189 West Virginia $44,047 Mississippi $43,622

Top Paying Cities for Mine Technicians

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: $61,695
San Francisco: $61,089
Oakland: $59,734

San Jose, CA $61,695

San Francisco, CA $61,089

Oakland, CA $59,734

New York, NY $56,687

Queens Village, NY $56,320

Paramus, NJ $55,928

Passaic, NJ $55,880

Bergenfield, NJ $55,831

Stamford, CT $55,757

Huntington, NY $55,708

Newark, NJ $55,390

Bridgeport, CT $55,293

New Brunswick, NJ $55,131

Vallejo, CA $55,028

Middlesex, NJ $54,999

Somerset, NJ $54,955

Petaluma, CA $54,843

Santa Cruz, CA $54,652

Boston, MA $54,554

Monterey, CA $54,309

Fairbanks, AK $54,275

Los Angeles, CA $54,182

Washington, DC $54,158

Seattle, WA $54,070

Santa Rosa, CA $54,060

Juneau, AK $53,918

Orange, CA $53,757

Anchorage, AK $53,669

Anaheim, CA $53,634

Santa Ana, CA $53,561

Nassau, NY $53,532

Long Beach, CA $53,512

Danbury, CT $53,497

Santa Maria, CA $53,331

Everett, WA $53,321

Bremerton, WA $53,082

Trenton, NJ $52,989

Sacramento, CA $52,969

San Diego, CA $52,945

Brockton, MA $52,925

Tacoma, WA $52,906

Santa Barbara, CA $52,837

Lowell, MA $52,641

New Suffolk, NY $52,622

Nashua, NH $52,563

Lompoc, CA $52,485

Ventura, CA $52,436

Stockton, CA $52,421

New Haven, CT $52,324

Atlantic City, NJ $52,196

Hartford, CT $52,089

Modesto, CA $52,064

Poughkeepsie, NY $51,957

New Britain, CT $51,932

Olympia, WA $51,864

Kennewick, WA $51,864

New London, CT $51,854

Norwich, CT $51,839

Lawrence, MA $51,815

Bakersfield, CA $51,678

Riverside, CA $51,609

New Bedford, MA $51,609

Richland, WA $51,560

Portsmouth, NH $51,521

Vineland, NJ $51,512

San Bernardino, CA $51,472

Boulder, CO $51,335

Worcester, MA $51,296

Portland, OR $51,252

Saint Paul, MN $51,194

Minneapolis, MN $51,194

Philadelphia, PA $51,125

Honolulu, HI $50,866

Springfield, MA $50,695

Providence, RI $50,690

Chicago, IL $50,548

Bellingham, WA $50,489

Baltimore, MD $50,435

Chico, CA $50,313

Wilmington, DE $50,230

Pittsfield, MA $50,181

Manchester, NH $50,088

Spokane, WA $49,873

Denver, CO $49,868

Albany, NY $49,638

Troy, NY $49,619

Schenectady, NY $49,516

Burlington, VT $49,408

Portland, ME $49,237

Salem, OR $49,198

Yakima, WA $49,188

Ann Arbor, MI $49,173

Rochester, MN $49,036

Fresno, CA $49,012

Reno, NV $49,012

Milwaukee, WI $48,968

Detroit, MI $48,919

Allentown, PA $48,904

Carson City, NV $48,900

Houston, TX $48,826

Colorado Springs, CO $48,821

Syracuse, NY $48,797

Eugene, OR $48,704

Bismarck, ND $48,645

Gary, IN $48,645

Galveston, TX $48,645

Springfield, OR $48,606

Medford, OR $48,489

Fort Collins, CO $48,469

Austin, TX $48,430

Mesa, AZ $48,327

Phoenix, AZ $48,317

Dallas, TX $48,303

Reading, PA $48,273

Saint Cloud, MN $48,254

Concord, NH $48,210

Madison, WI $48,190

Utica, NY $48,058

Raleigh, NC $48,019

Las Vegas, NV $48,014

Rochester, NY $47,980

Des Moines, IA $47,975

Atlanta, GA $47,897

Battle Creek, MI $47,882

Salt Lake City, UT $47,867

Lancaster, PA $47,794

Champaign, IL $47,784

Harrisburg, PA $47,726

Durham, NC $47,682

Kansas City, MO $47,677

Kansas City, KS $47,667

Fort Worth, TX $47,662

Boca Raton, FL $47,642

Cleveland, OH $47,638

Columbus, OH $47,628

Pittsburgh, PA $47,623

Richmond, VA $47,603

Indianapolis, IN $47,594

Cincinnati, OH $47,530

Petersburg, VA $47,457

Billings, MT $47,349

Lansing, MI $47,349

Huntsville, AL $47,349

Lebanon, PA $47,344

Dayton, OH $47,339

Pueblo, CO $47,339

Appleton, WI $47,324

Buffalo, NY $47,305

Racine, WI $47,280

Charlotte, NC $47,276

Saint Louis, MO $47,261

Springfield, IL $47,241

Elkhart, IN $47,232

York, PA $47,232

Gastonia, NC $47,227

Benton Harbor, MI $47,227

Beaumont, TX $47,197

Lorain, OH $47,188

Toledo, OH $47,168

Binghamton, NY $47,144

Rock Hill, SC $47,139

Rockford, IL $47,114

Fargo, ND $47,090

Elyria, OH $47,090

Flagstaff, AZ $47,055

Fort Lauderdale, FL $47,026

Miami, FL $46,997

Duluth, MN $46,919

Bangor, ME $46,855

Cedar Rapids, IA $46,801

Louisville, KY $46,777

Grand Rapids, MI $46,767

Hialeah, FL $46,762

Casper, WY $46,693

Scranton, PA $46,635

New Orleans, LA $46,620

Virginia Beach, VA $46,615

Akron, OH $46,591

Peoria, IL $46,527

Sarasota, FL $46,517

Green Bay, WI $46,483

Baton Rouge, LA $46,459

Charleston, SC $46,449

Nashville, TN $46,434

Jamestown, NY $46,424

Davenport, IA $46,424

Tucson, AZ $46,400

Cheyenne, WY $46,385

Saint Petersburg, FL $46,371

Tampa, FL $46,361

Omaha, NE $46,351

Port Arthur, TX $46,332

Evansville, IN $46,332

Bradenton, FL $46,312

Santa Fe, NM $46,224

Orlando, FL $46,175

Clearwater, FL $46,121

Canton, OH $46,018

La Crosse, WI $46,018

Grand Forks, ND $46,004

Albuquerque, NM $45,989

Tulsa, OK $45,989

Newport News, VA $45,984

High Point, NC $45,970

Ogden, UT $45,950

Corpus Christi, TX $45,911

Laramie, WY $45,882

Norfolk, VA $45,882

Rock Island, IL $45,852

Saginaw, MI $45,842

Jacksonville, FL $45,837

Salisbury, NC $45,828

Memphis, TN $45,818

Moline, IL $45,793

Fort Myers, FL $45,779

Waterloo, IA $45,715

Spartanburg, SC $45,666

Lincoln, NE $45,642

Fort Wayne, IN $45,632

Birmingham, AL $45,578

Cedar Falls, IA $45,568

Provo, UT $45,564

Springfield, OH $45,559

San Antonio, TX $45,549

Greensboro, NC $45,529

South Bend, IN $45,524

Winston Salem, NC $45,520

Boise, ID $45,505

Savannah, GA $45,471

Muskegon, MI $45,383

Lima, OH $45,324

Lake Charles, LA $45,304

Anderson, IN $45,295

Lexington, KY $45,280

Augusta, GA $45,265

Greenville, SC $45,265

Wichita, KS $45,221

Tuscaloosa, AL $45,221

Columbia, SC $45,177

Bloomington, IN $45,055

Roanoke, VA $45,026

Asheville, NC $44,962

Knoxville, TN $44,879

Shreveport, LA $44,874

Wilmington, NC $44,810

Frankfort, KY $44,717

Oklahoma City, OK $44,683

Chillicothe, OH $44,664

Longview, TX $44,659

Topeka, KS $44,644

Mobile, AL $44,571

Terre Haute, IN $44,551

Erie, PA $44,546

Altoona, PA $44,522

Melbourne, FL $44,507

Amarillo, TX $44,487

Killeen, TX $44,473

Fayetteville, AR $44,434

Sioux Falls, SD $44,399

Chattanooga, TN $44,370

Idaho Falls, ID $44,365

Gainesville, FL $44,262

Portsmouth, OH $44,238

Little Rock, AR $44,228

Lynchburg, VA $44,228

Lafayette, LA $44,209

Youngstown, OH $44,209

Temple, TX $44,189

Daytona Beach, FL $44,179

Clarksville, TN $44,174

Pensacola, FL $44,170

Hopkinsville, KY $44,023

Charleston, WV $44,018

Florence, SC $43,993

Sioux City, IA $43,964

Macon, GA $43,822

Tallahassee, FL $43,817

Fayetteville, NC $43,808

Waco, TX $43,798

Wichita Falls, TX $43,798

Pine Bluff, AR $43,778

Vincennes, IN $43,685

Lubbock, TX $43,666

Great Falls, MT $43,636

Alamogordo, NM $43,631

Abilene, TX $43,592

Rapid City, SD $43,529

Monroe, LA $43,529

Albany, GA $43,499

Huntington, WV $43,495

Jackson, MS $43,490

Greenville, MS $43,485

Parkersburg, WV $43,436

Montgomery, AL $43,426

Johnstown, PA $43,416

Springfield, MO $43,377

Biloxi, MS $43,353

Sumter, SC $43,250

Columbus, GA $43,245

Twin Falls, ID $43,216

Pascagoula, MS $43,152

Kingsport, TN $43,025

Gulfport, MS $43,010

Alexandria, LA $42,849

Fort Smith, AR $42,727

El Paso, TX $42,594

Helena, MT $42,531

Las Cruces, NM $42,374

Harlingen, TX $42,237

Pocatello, ID $42,193

Florence, AL $42,179

Brownsville, TX $42,169

Dothan, AL $42,091

Mcallen, TX $42,066

Columbus, MS $41,704

Altus, OK $41,479

Lawton, OK $41,386

Pierre, SD $41,210

What Skills Can Increase a Mine Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 6.86% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Environmental Science (Mentioned in 1.88% Job Postings): Environmental science refers to a grouping of scientific disciplines that are all concerned with the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the surroundings in which organisms live.
Preventive Maintenance (Mentioned in 1.64% Job Postings): Preventive maintenance is the act of performing regularly scheduled maintenance activities to help prevent unexpected failures in the future. Put simply, it's about fixing things before they break.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	6.86%
Environmental Science	1.88%
Preventive Maintenance	1.64%

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 Mine Technician's salary.

Budgeting: Can increase your salary by up to 60%.
AutoCAD: Can increase your salary by up to 42%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 40%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Budgeting	$78,263	60%
AutoCAD	$69,458	42%
Project Management	$68,480	40%
Resource Management	$67,502	38%
Surveying	$67,012	37%
Consulting	$66,034	35%

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How Education impacts a Mine Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Mine Technicians enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Mine Technician with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $40,356 and $44,917).

Mine Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Mine Technician

No Diploma 3.8%

High School 61.5%

Associates 7.7%

Bachelors 23.1%

Masters 3.8%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.8%
High School	61.5%
Associates	7.7%
Bachelors	23.1%
Masters	3.8%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Mine Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Mine Technician'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 January 01, 2026

$44,504

Average $48,914/year

$53,538

$3,709

Average $4,076/month

$4,461

$856

Average $941/week

$1,030

$21

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,538	$4,461	$1,030	$26
Average	$48,914	$4,076	$941	$24
25th Percentile	$44,504	$3,709	$856	$21

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Salary Trends for Mine Technician

Salaries for a Mine Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $41,285 in 2023 to around $40,810 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Mine Technician salary trends, .

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2024

$41,198

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$40,810

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2024	$41,198
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