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  COAL MINE (BLBA) PROCEDURE MANUAL

AVERAGE EARNINGS OF EMPLOYEES IN COAL MINING
Year Yearly (125 days) $ Daily $
2007
$21,960.00 
$175.68
2006
22,080.00 
176.64
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
     
(See BLBA PM 2-700.11a and 14a(3)

    

AVERAGE EARNINGS OF EMPLOYEES IN COAL MINING (Con’t)
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
         
(See BLBA PM 2-700.11a and 14a)



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