Gladi 🥀 :
Here are typical gross earnings for a full-time coal miner in countries such as the United States:
Time period
Approximate earnings
Daily (8–10 hour shift)
$250–$500
Weekly
$1,250–$2,500
Monthly
$5,400–$10,800
Yearly
$65,000–$130,000
10 years
$650,000–$1.3 million
In some regions with overtime or hazardous-duty pay, experienced underground miners can earn more than $150,000 per year. In lower-paying countries, annual earnings can be below $20,000.
If you meant how much money the coal mined during one shift is worth, rather than the miner's wage, the value can be much higher. A single miner may help produce several tons of coal in a shift, and an entire mine can produce thousands of tons per day worth hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, but that revenue is shared across the mining company and does not go to one miner.
2026-08-02 14:01:09