Money · 1 of 5
What underground miners make
Median
$87,000
Lower end
$58,000
Upper end
$116,000
Job Bank's national median is $42 an hour, about $87,000 a year at 40 hours a week. The lower end is $28 and the upper end $56 an hour. Production bonuses paid per metre drilled or tonne moved come on top of these hourly figures.