Employment
24,999
Total employees (Census CBP)
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction ·NAICS 212112
NAICS 212112 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Bituminous Coal Underground Mining - Industry Benchmarks
$108,925/yr average annual pay across 166 establishments in NAICS 212112.
- 17.6%
- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector margin
- 25K
- Workers employed
- $108,925/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 212112
West Virginia leads Bituminous Coal Underground Mining activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector runs a 17.6% net margin.
- 17.6%
- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 25K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $108,925/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
Benchmarking Insights for Bituminous Coal Underground Mining
Bituminous Coal Underground Mining sits inside Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction, a sector that runs a 17.6% net margin overall.
166 establishments employ 24,999 workers (150.6/location) at $108,925/yr average annual pay. West Virginia leads employment, followed by Pennsylvania and Alabama.
No recorded SBA 7(a)/504 lending for Bituminous Coal Underground Mining in the FY2020-26 dataset.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$108,925/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
166
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 898; establishment count decreased by 23. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $2.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 150.6
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 9,504 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,250 |
| Alabama | 1,866 |
| Virginia | 1,639 |
| Colorado | 781 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Bituminous Coal Underground Mining?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 212112 level. West Virginia leads this industry nationally. The broader Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector runs a 17.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Bituminous Coal Underground Mining?
166 business establishments. Together they employ 24,999 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Bituminous Coal Underground Mining?
$108,925/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 150.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Bituminous Coal Underground Mining employment?
West Virginia leads with 9,504 workers. Pennsylvania (3,250) and Alabama (1,866) round out the top three.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 36% of that same 801-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Bituminous Coal Underground Mining
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
- 166 establishments, 24,999 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- No SBA lending on record for Bituminous Coal Underground Mining. See the rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 212112 · Data year: 2023
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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