Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas salary
The median pay for earth drillers, except oil and gas in the United States is $60,190 a year. About 19,450 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $44,460
- 25th percentile
- $49,900
- Median percentile
- $60,190
- 75th percentile
- $72,450
- 90th percentile
- $83,800
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $80,490
- Alaska $80,040
- Illinois $79,080
- New Jersey $77,950
- Montana $71,470
- Wisconsin $68,320
- California $66,910
- New Hampshire $66,410
- Connecticut $65,710
- Kansas $65,600
- Oregon $64,920
- Colorado $64,820
- Wyoming $64,450
- Massachusetts $64,180
- Minnesota $63,790
- Indiana $62,750
- Michigan $62,570
- North Dakota $62,570
- South Carolina $61,500
- Vermont $61,420
- Maryland $61,260
- Nevada $61,030
- Ohio $61,010
- New York $60,860
- Mississippi $60,680
- Utah $60,490
- Nebraska $60,200
- New Mexico $60,140
- Arizona $58,870
- Texas $58,700
- Tennessee $58,670
- Pennsylvania $57,400
- North Carolina $57,300
- South Dakota $57,160
- Kentucky $56,160
- Louisiana $55,690
- West Virginia $55,540
- Virginia $55,470
- Florida $55,320
- Idaho $54,830
- Oklahoma $54,180
- Iowa $54,000
- Missouri $51,530
- Georgia $50,030
- Alabama $46,440
- Arkansas $46,160
- Maine $45,560
By metro area
- Fairbanks, AK $94,600
- Seattle, WA $89,300
- Chicago, IL $81,960
- Billings, MT $78,410
- San Francisco, CA $76,850
- Minneapolis, MN $74,300
- New York, NY $74,120
- Portland, OR $73,560
- Boston, MA $73,090
- Saginaw, MI $72,800
- Sacramento, CA $71,790
- Flint, MI $71,650
- Spokane, WA $71,280
- Colorado Springs, CO $66,360
- Philadelphia, PA $64,360
- Cleveland, OH $64,260
- Bakersfield, CA $64,200
- Denver, CO $63,760
- Midland, TX $63,730
- Bend, OR $63,490
- Stockton, CA $63,460
- Lansing, MI $63,440
- Omaha, NE $63,330
- Salt Lake City, UT $63,300
- Albuquerque, NM $63,180
- Fresno, CA $63,000
- Riverside, CA $62,790
- Indianapolis, IN $62,710
- Jackson, MS $62,620
- Salem, OR $62,510
- Las Vegas, NV $62,400
- Cincinnati, OH $61,980
- Memphis, TN $61,710
- Austin, TX $61,550
- Charlotte, NC $61,500
- Waterbury, CT $61,490
- Milwaukee, WI $61,390
- Reno, NV $61,200
- Greeley, CO $61,090
- Akron, OH $60,790
- Dallas, TX $60,670
- Jackson, MI $60,270
- Washington, DC $59,770
- Nashville, TN $58,950
- Phoenix, AZ $58,750
- Visalia, CA $58,670
- Scranton, PA $58,390
- Buffalo, NY $58,240
- Houston, TX $57,970
- Lancaster, PA $57,870
- St. Cloud, MN $57,870
- San Antonio, TX $57,840
- Cape Coral, FL $57,570
- Oklahoma City, OK $57,400
- Chattanooga, TN $57,170
- Pittsburgh, PA $57,040
- Sierra Vista, AZ $56,860
- Kansas City, MO $56,830
- Jacksonville, FL $56,150
- Tampa, FL $56,120
- Des Moines, IA $55,920
- St. Louis, MO $55,700
- Orlando, FL $55,610
- Tulsa, OK $55,390
- Boise City, ID $53,870
- Syracuse, NY $53,720
- College Station, TX $52,000
- Atlanta, GA $51,630
- Springfield, MO $51,540
- Miami, FL $51,360
- Baton Rouge, LA $51,200
- Eugene, OR $51,200
- Richmond, VA $51,120
- Augusta, GA $50,680
- Virginia Beach, VA $50,400
- Fargo, ND $48,510
- Knoxville, TN $48,410
- Ogden, UT $48,210
- Birmingham, AL $46,440