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What underground miners make
Production miner
$87,000
Trainee or mine labourer
$58,000
Bonus miner, remote site
$116,000
Job Bank's national median is $42 an hour, about $87,000 a year full time. Production bonuses paid per metre drilled or tonne moved can add a lot on top, and remote fly-in mines in Nunavut and northern Quebec pay the most. Job Bank reports 97% of miners get at least one benefit like a pension or insurance.