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Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas Salary by State and Metro Area

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas in the United States earn a median salary of $67,890/year ($32.64/hr). Salaries range from $47,010 to $101,860 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across 26 states and 18 metro areas where BLS publishes data.

$47K
10th percentile
$54K
25th percentile
$68K
Median
$81K
75th percentile
$102K
90th percentile

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Alaska$85K$41.09/hr130
New Mexico$83K$39.8/hr580
Colorado$80K$38.38/hr110
Nebraska$79K$38.05/hr40
Texas$78K$37.43/hr5,980
North Dakota$71K$34.27/hr230
Utah$70K$33.85/hr,
Alabama$67K$32.41/hr40
Mississippi$67K$32.35/hr130
New York$67K$32.21/hr50
California$66K$31.5/hr460
Ohio$64K$30.58/hr290
Arizona$63K$30.25/hr30
Florida$62K$29.79/hr180
Pennsylvania$62K$29.7/hr390
Virginia$61K$29.52/hr110
Wyoming$61K$29.33/hr200
Kansas$61K$29.14/hr130
Tennessee$59K$28.26/hr40
North Carolina$58K$27.77/hr50
West Virginia$57K$27.41/hr240
Oklahoma$55K$26.52/hr1,700
Michigan$54K$25.97/hr70
Louisiana$49K$23.76/hr910
Kentucky$39K$18.52/hr30
Arkansas$38K$18.12/hr70
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Showing 1–10 of 26 states with published data

BLS does not publish data for every state when sample sizes are too small

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Anchorage, AK$85K40
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$81K470
Tyler, TX$80K80
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$79K2,100
Midland, TX$78K490
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$76K190
Grand Junction, CO$69K30
Canton-Massillon, OH$64K50
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$63K90
Farmington, NM$63K60
Odessa, TX$60K230
Casper, WY$58K90
Wichita Falls, TX$58K40
Abilene, TX$57K50
Tulsa, OK$56K220
Oklahoma City, OK$55K1,040
Charleston, WV$51K30
Lafayette, LA$49K400
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