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Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation (DCMWC)

Average Earnings of Employees in Coal Mining

Years

Yearly (125 days)

Daily

2006

$21,940.00

$175.52

2005

22,060.00

176.48

2004

21,570.00

172.56

2003

19,900.00

159.20

2002

19,640.00

157.12

2001

19,040.00

152.32

2000

19,090.00

152.72

1999

19,340.00

154.72

1998

19,160.00

153.28

1997

19,010.00

152.08

1996

18,740.00

149.92

1995

18,440.00

147.52

1994

17,760.00

142.08

1993

17,260.00

138.08

1992

17,200.00

137.60

1991

17,080.00

136.64

1990

16.710.00

133.68

1989

16,250.00

130.00

1988

15,940.00

127.52

1987

15,750.00

126.00

1986

15,390.00

123.12

1985

15,250.00

122.00

1984

14,800.00

118.40

1983

13,720.00

109.76

1982

12,698.75

101.59

1981

12,100.00

96.80

1980

10,927.50

87.42

1979

10,878.75

87.03

1978

10,038.75

80.31

1977

8,987.50

71.90

1976

8,008.75

64.07

1975

7,405.00

59.24

1974

6,080.00

48.64

1973

5,898.75

47.19

1972

5,576.25

44.61

1971

5,008.75

40.07

1970

4,777.50

38.22

1969

4,261.25

34.09

1968

3,801.25

30.41

1967

3,662.50

29.30

1966

3,438.75

27.51

1965

3,222.50

25.78

1964

3,031.25

24.25

1963

2,835.00

22.68

1962

2,717.50

21.74

1961

2,645.00

21.16

Bituminous

Anthracite

Year

Yearly

Daily

Yearly

Daily

1960

$2,687.50

$21.50

$2,266.25

$18.13

1959

2,661.25

21.29

2,183.75

17.47

1958

2,415.00

19.32

2,130.00

17.04

1957

2,581.25

20.65

2,172.50

17.38

1956

2,472.50

19.78

2,083.75

16.67

1955

2,275.00

18.20

1,935.00

15.48

1954

2,022.50

16.18

1,775.00

14,20

1953

2,097.50

16.78

1,695.00

13.56

1952

1,880.00

15.04

1,750.00

14.00

1951

1,915.00

15.32

1,692.50

13.54

1950

1,633.75

13.07

1,553.75

12.43

1949

1,465.00

11.72

1,447.50

11.58

1948

1,691.25

13.53

1,342.50

10.74

1947

1,606.25

12.85

1,262.50

10.10

1946

1,362.50

10.90

1,060.00

8.48

1945

1,315.00

10.52

876.25

7.01

1944

1,267.50

10.14

733.75

5.87

1943

1,057.50

8.46

648.75

5.19

1942

857.50

6.86

705.00

5.64

1941

750.00

6.00

657.50

5.26

1940

617.50

4.94

648.75

5.19

1939

598.75

4.79

705.00

5.64

1938

525.00

4.20

657.50

5.26

1937

585.00

4.68

693.75

5.55

1936

552.50

4.42

703.75

5.63

1935

478.75

3.83

707.50

5.66

1934

450.00

3.60

750.00

6.00

1933

375.00

3.00

717.50

5.74

1932

362.50

2.90

726.25

5.81

1931

455.00

3.64

801.25

6.41

1930

560.00

4.48

875.00

7.00

1929

647.50

5.18

863.75

6.91

1928

671.25

5.37

912.50

7.30

1927

723.75

5.79

925.00

7.40

1926

717.50

5.74

1,062.50

8.50

1925

713.75

5.71

1,065.00

8.52

1924

811.25

6.49

1,058.75

8.47

1923

925.00

7.40

1,007.50

8.06

1922

582.50

4.66

907.50

7.26

1921

905.00

7.24

933.75

7.47

1920

817.50

6.54

888.75

7.11

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