Key Factors That Influence Mining Foreman Salaries
A Mining Foreman'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 Mining Foreman Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Mining Foreman'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): $56,504
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,779
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $57,695
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,404
Expert (over 8 years): $61,235
Levels
Salary
Entry Level Mining Foreman
$56,504
Intermediate Level Mining Foreman
$56,779
Senior Level Mining Foreman
$57,695
Specialist Level Mining Foreman
$59,404
Expert Level Mining Foreman
$61,235
$56,5040 yr
$56,779< 2 yrs
$57,6952-4 yrs
$59,4045-8 yrs
$61,235> 8 yrs
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How Do Mining Foreman 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 Mining Foremans.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $65,772.
California: $65,523.
Massachusetts: $64,649.
District of Columbia$65,772
California$65,523
Massachusetts$64,649
Washington$64,412
New Jersey$64,388
Alaska$64,305
Connecticut$63,485
New York$63,152
Hawaii$62,089
Rhode Island$61,590
Maryland$61,252
Minnesota$60,788
Colorado$60,610
Illinois$60,551
Oregon$60,325
Delaware$60,159
New Hampshire$60,054
Virginia$59,820
Pennsylvania$59,137
Nevada$58,792
North Dakota$58,679
Michigan$58,501
Wisconsin$58,436
Vermont$58,305
Texas$57,943
Maine$57,919
Arizona$57,883
Ohio$57,842
Georgia$57,295
Indiana$57,022
Wyoming$56,969
Utah$56,885
Iowa$56,850
Kansas$56,565
Louisiana$56,481
North Carolina$56,452
Missouri$56,440
Florida$56,208
Montana$56,083
Nebraska$55,965
Kentucky$55,899
South Carolina$55,662
Tennessee$55,513
Idaho$55,454
New Mexico$55,020
Oklahoma$54,925
Alabama$54,575
South Dakota$53,986
Arkansas$53,666
West Virginia$53,493
Mississippi$52,977
Top Paying Cities for Mining Foremans
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: $74,926
San Francisco: $74,106
Oakland: $72,544
San Jose, CA$74,926
San Francisco, CA$74,106
Oakland, CA$72,544
New York, NY$68,397
Paramus, NJ$67,566
Queens Village, NY$67,563
Passaic, NJ$67,506
Bergenfield, NJ$67,501
Stamford, CT$67,370
Huntington, NY$67,346
Newark, NJ$66,907
Bridgeport, CT$66,781
Vallejo, CA$66,663
New Brunswick, NJ$66,640
Petaluma, CA$66,604
Middlesex, NJ$66,491
Somerset, NJ$66,449
Santa Cruz, CA$66,372
Boston, MA$66,010
Monterey, CA$65,801
Seattle, WA$65,665
Santa Rosa, CA$65,653
Los Angeles, CA$65,636
Juneau, AK$65,481
Washington, DC$65,416
Orange, CA$65,204
Santa Ana, CA$65,047
Long Beach, CA$64,988
Anaheim, CA$64,976
Anchorage, AK$64,947
Santa Maria, CA$64,768
Everett, WA$64,756
Danbury, CT$64,547
Bremerton, WA$64,465
Tacoma, WA$64,251
New Suffolk, NY$64,250
Sacramento, CA$64,234
Santa Barbara, CA$64,168
Trenton, NJ$64,103
San Diego, CA$64,103
Brockton, MA$64,038
Fairbanks, AK$63,892
Lompoc, CA$63,741
Lowell, MA$63,692
Ventura, CA$63,681
Nashua, NH$63,669
Stockton, CA$63,663
Modesto, CA$63,230
Poughkeepsie, NY$63,099
Olympia, WA$62,986
Kennewick, WA$62,986
New Haven, CT$62,962
Lawrence, MA$62,749
Hartford, CT$62,689
Riverside, CA$62,677
New Bedford, MA$62,618
Richland, WA$62,618
Bakersfield, CA$62,535
San Bernardino, CA$62,511
New Britain, CT$62,505
Atlantic City, NJ$62,505
New London, CT$62,481
Norwich, CT$62,463
Portsmouth, NH$62,452
Boulder, CO$62,326
Portland, OR$62,244
Worcester, MA$62,238
Minneapolis, MN$62,054
Philadelphia, PA$61,970
Honolulu, HI$61,774
Saint Paul, MN$61,746
Vineland, NJ$61,733
Providence, RI$61,560
Chicago, IL$61,388
Bellingham, WA$61,317
Springfield, MA$61,269
Baltimore, MD$61,252
Chico, CA$61,103
Pittsfield, MA$60,943
Manchester, NH$60,830
Spokane, WA$60,568
Denver, CO$60,562
Albany, NY$60,283
Troy, NY$60,260
Nassau, NY$60,196
Schenectady, NY$60,135
Wilmington, DE$60,087
Burlington, VT$60,004
Salem, OR$59,980
Portland, ME$59,796
Yakima, WA$59,737
Rochester, MN$59,553
Reno, NV$59,523
Fresno, CA$59,523
Milwaukee, WI$59,469
Detroit, MI$59,410
Ann Arbor, MI$59,400
Allentown, PA$59,392
Colorado Springs, CO$59,291
Syracuse, NY$59,262
Carson City, NV$59,262
Houston, TX$59,178
Eugene, OR$59,149
Gary, IN$59,077
Springfield, OR$59,030
Bismarck, ND$59,018
Galveston, TX$58,976
Medford, OR$58,887
Fort Collins, CO$58,864
Concord, NH$58,834
Austin, TX$58,816
Mesa, AZ$58,691
Reading, PA$58,685
Phoenix, AZ$58,679
Dallas, TX$58,662
Saint Cloud, MN$58,605
Madison, WI$58,525
Utica, NY$58,365
Rochester, NY$58,269
Des Moines, IA$58,264
Raleigh, NC$58,258
Atlanta, GA$58,168
Battle Creek, MI$58,151
Salt Lake City, UT$58,133
Lancaster, PA$58,044
Harrisburg, PA$57,961
Kansas City, MO$57,901
Champaign, IL$57,889
Kansas City, KS$57,889
Fort Worth, TX$57,883
Columbus, OH$57,873
Boca Raton, FL$57,860
Pittsburgh, PA$57,836
Richmond, VA$57,812
Indianapolis, IN$57,800
Cleveland, OH$57,794
Las Vegas, NV$57,723
Cincinnati, OH$57,723
Petersburg, VA$57,634
Huntsville, AL$57,545
Lansing, MI$57,505
Lebanon, PA$57,497
Pueblo, CO$57,491
Appleton, WI$57,473
Buffalo, NY$57,450
Dayton, OH$57,432
Racine, WI$57,420
Charlotte, NC$57,414
Saint Louis, MO$57,396
York, PA$57,361
Elkhart, IN$57,361
Gastonia, NC$57,349
Billings, MT$57,335
Beaumont, TX$57,319
Lorain, OH$57,307
Benton Harbor, MI$57,295
Toledo, OH$57,283
Binghamton, NY$57,254
Rock Hill, SC$57,248
Rockford, IL$57,218
Springfield, IL$57,194
Elyria, OH$57,188
Fargo, ND$57,188
Flagstaff, AZ$57,147
Fort Lauderdale, FL$57,111
Duluth, MN$57,075
Miami, FL$57,075
Cheyenne, WY$57,034
Grand Forks, ND$57,034
Bangor, ME$56,903
Cedar Rapids, IA$56,838
Durham, NC$56,813
Louisville, KY$56,808
Grand Rapids, MI$56,796
Hialeah, FL$56,790
Casper, WY$56,707
Scranton, PA$56,636
New Orleans, LA$56,618
Virginia Beach, VA$56,612
Akron, OH$56,582
Peoria, IL$56,505
Sarasota, FL$56,493
Nashville, TN$56,452
Omaha, NE$56,452
Green Bay, WI$56,452
Baton Rouge, LA$56,422
Charleston, SC$56,410
Jamestown, NY$56,380
Davenport, IA$56,380
Tucson, AZ$56,351
Saint Petersburg, FL$56,315
Tampa, FL$56,303
Evansville, IN$56,268
Port Arthur, TX$56,268
Bradenton, FL$56,244
Santa Fe, NM$56,137
Orlando, FL$56,030
Clearwater, FL$56,012
Canton, OH$55,887
La Crosse, WI$55,887
Albuquerque, NM$55,852
Newport News, VA$55,846
High Point, NC$55,828
Ogden, UT$55,804
Corpus Christi, TX$55,757
Norfolk, VA$55,721
Laramie, WY$55,721
Rock Island, IL$55,685
Saginaw, MI$55,674
Jacksonville, FL$55,668
Salisbury, NC$55,656
Boise, ID$55,644
Moline, IL$55,614
Fort Myers, FL$55,596
Memphis, TN$55,584
Tulsa, OK$55,555
Waterloo, IA$55,519
Spartanburg, SC$55,460
Lincoln, NE$55,430
Fort Wayne, IN$55,418
Provo, UT$55,412
Cedar Falls, IA$55,341
San Antonio, TX$55,317
Greensboro, NC$55,293
South Bend, IN$55,287
Savannah, GA$55,222
Muskegon, MI$55,198
Birmingham, AL$55,192
Winston Salem, NC$55,163
Lake Charles, LA$55,020
Anderson, IN$55,008
Lexington, KY$54,990
Augusta, GA$54,973
Greenville, SC$54,973
Lima, OH$54,925
Wichita, KS$54,919
Tuscaloosa, AL$54,919
Columbia, SC$54,866
Springfield, OH$54,854
Asheville, NC$54,759
Bloomington, IN$54,717
Knoxville, TN$54,503
Shreveport, LA$54,497
Wilmington, NC$54,420
Roanoke, VA$54,420
Topeka, KS$54,313
Frankfort, KY$54,307
Oklahoma City, OK$54,266
Chillicothe, OH$54,242
Longview, TX$54,236
Melbourne, FL$54,230
Sioux Falls, SD$54,135
Mobile, AL$54,129
Terre Haute, IN$54,105
Altoona, PA$54,070
Amarillo, TX$54,028
Killeen, TX$54,010
Fayetteville, AR$53,963
Chattanooga, TN$53,945
Sioux City, IA$53,891
Idaho Falls, ID$53,880
Lynchburg, VA$53,832
Gainesville, FL$53,755
Portsmouth, OH$53,725
Little Rock, AR$53,713
Lafayette, LA$53,689
Youngstown, OH$53,689
Daytona Beach, FL$53,654
Clarksville, TN$53,648
Pensacola, FL$53,642
Temple, TX$53,638
Hopkinsville, KY$53,464
Erie, PA$53,452
Florence, SC$53,428
Charleston, WV$53,333
Great Falls, MT$53,303
Macon, GA$53,220
Tallahassee, FL$53,214
Fayetteville, NC$53,202
Waco, TX$53,190
Helena, MT$53,149
Pine Bluff, AR$53,126
Vincennes, IN$53,054
Lubbock, TX$53,030
Alamogordo, NM$52,994
Twin Falls, ID$52,941
Rapid City, SD$52,923
Jackson, MS$52,816
Huntington, WV$52,812
Greenville, MS$52,810
Parkersburg, WV$52,750
Montgomery, AL$52,739
Wichita Falls, TX$52,680
Springfield, MO$52,680
Biloxi, MS$52,650
Monroe, LA$52,590
Johnstown, PA$52,549
Sumter, SC$52,525
Columbus, GA$52,519
Pascagoula, MS$52,406
Abilene, TX$52,406
Kingsport, TN$52,252
Albany, GA$52,252
Gulfport, MS$52,234
Alexandria, LA$52,038
Fort Smith, AR$51,889
El Paso, TX$51,729
Las Cruces, NM$51,462
Harlingen, TX$51,311
Pocatello, ID$51,301
Florence, AL$51,224
Brownsville, TX$51,212
Mcallen, TX$51,088
Dothan, AL$51,004
Columbus, MS$50,651
Altus, OK$50,375
Lawton, OK$50,262
Pierre, SD$50,048
What Skills Can Increase a Mining Foreman's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Leadership (Mentioned in 5.8% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Supply Chain (Mentioned in 3.12% Job Postings): A supply chain encompasses everything from the delivery of source materials from the supplier to the manufacturer through to its eventual delivery to the end user.
ERP Systems (Mentioned in 2.23% Job Postings): Leveraging advanced tools and software systems to automate and manage core business functions cost-effectively to maximize performance.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Leadership
5.8%
Supply Chain
3.12%
ERP Systems
2.23%
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 Mining Foreman's salary.
Customer Communications: Can increase your salary by up to 36%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Customer Communications
$80,790
36%
Collaboration
$68,315
15%
Initiative
$67,721
14%
Logistics
$65,939
11%
Insight
$65,345
10%
Supply Chain
$64,750
9%
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Mining Foreman Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Mining Foreman roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Retail & Wholesale,
offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely,
Mining Foreman positions in Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Mining Foreman as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Mining Foreman
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Retail & Wholesale
$71,285
$34.0
20%
How Education impacts a Mining Foreman's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Mining Foremans enter the field with a No Diploma 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 Mining Foreman with a No Diploma is between
$53,948
and $58,745).
Mining Foreman Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for Mining Foreman
No Diploma50.0%
High School50.0%
Associates8.3%
Bachelors37.5%
Masters4.2%
Doctorate0.0%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
50.0%
High School
50.0%
Associates
8.3%
Bachelors
37.5%
Masters
4.2%
Doctorate
0.0%
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Mining Foreman Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Mining Foreman'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.
Salaries for a Mining Foreman can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $66,456 in 2023
to around $64,689 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Mining Foreman salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Mining Foreman Over Time
2022
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2023
$66,456
2024
$65,683
2025
$64,689
2026
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2027
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2023
$66,456
2024
$65,683
2025
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2026
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401(k)
Disability
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Common company salaries for Mining Foreman
Here are companies hiring for Mining Foreman and their salaries, click below for more details.
S
$57,183/per year
Subway IP LLC
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
K
$49,677/per year
Kesem
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
C
$49,562/per year
Chili's Grill & Bar
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
I
$49,371/per year
Inspire Brands Inc
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
C
$49,286/per year
Compass Group North America
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
R
$49,245/per year
Roti
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
H
$47,974/per year
Henn Na Hotel New York
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
C
$47,736/per year
Centennial Soccer Club Inc
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
R
$47,307/per year
Raising Restaurants LLC
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
D
$46,626/per year
Darden Concepts Inc
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
P
$45,430/per year
Paul Caffe
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
N
$45,191/per year
Numatec Inc
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
T
$44,620/per year
The Lost Explorer Mezcal
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
B
$43,911/per year
Bunker Hills Event Center
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
M
$42,738/per year
Micheals
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
F
$42,556/per year
FA Selangor
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
G
$41,529/per year
Golden B Enterprises
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
G
$41,484/per year
GNCC Racing
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
T
$40,926/per year
Tasty Restaurant Group LLC
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
N
$40,605/per year
nhl.com/predators
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
W
$39,699/per year
West Spartanburg
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
N
$38,510/per year
Northeast Nebraska Track and Field
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
B
$38,475/per year
Battino
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
C
$38,262/per year
Crofton Park Tavern
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
C
$35,814/per year
Cherokee Nation Entertainment LLC
Hospitality & Leisure
the United States
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