Helpers--Extraction Workers salary
The median pay for helpers--extraction workers in the United States is $47,730 a year. About 6,700 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $36,960
- 25th percentile
- $41,430
- Median percentile
- $47,730
- 75th percentile
- $57,920
- 90th percentile
- $68,020
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
- West Virginia $77,180
- Kentucky $68,020
- Wyoming $55,240
- New York $54,910
- New Mexico $54,840
- New Hampshire $54,700
- California $51,720
- Maryland $51,020
- Virginia $50,350
- Indiana $49,490
- Alaska $48,820
- Pennsylvania $48,290
- Louisiana $46,940
- Montana $46,720
- Nevada $46,610
- Oregon $46,270
- South Dakota $45,250
- North Carolina $42,670
- Florida $41,090
- Texas $40,650
- Oklahoma $38,510
- Colorado $37,450
By metro area
- New York, NY $60,470
- Riverside, CA $51,750
- Bakersfield, CA $51,060
- Charlotte, NC $48,690
- Philadelphia, PA $47,730
- Miami, FL $46,890
- San Antonio, TX $44,300
- Dallas, TX $43,940
- Midland, TX $42,810
- Tampa, FL $40,170
- Odessa, TX $39,480
- Longview, TX $37,290
- Laredo, TX $36,580