Riggers salary
The median pay for riggers in the United States is $62,640 a year. About 22,530 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $40,680
- 25th percentile
- $48,210
- Median percentile
- $62,640
- 75th percentile
- $80,180
- 90th percentile
- $97,850
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
- New York $105,600
- Oregon $94,470
- Utah $93,640
- Maryland $91,420
- Minnesota $87,120
- California $85,730
- Hawaii $84,410
- New Jersey $82,130
- Illinois $81,860
- Nevada $81,720
- North Dakota $77,890
- Washington $77,100
- Colorado $73,720
- Idaho $72,850
- Connecticut $67,560
- Georgia $67,200
- Maine $64,910
- Rhode Island $64,260
- Virginia $63,620
- Mississippi $63,390
- Iowa $62,400
- Nebraska $61,080
- Pennsylvania $60,140
- Arkansas $59,680
- Michigan $58,490
- Ohio $58,380
- Alaska $58,010
- Alabama $57,980
- North Carolina $56,640
- Missouri $54,190
- Massachusetts $53,500
- Florida $52,390
- Arizona $52,370
- Texas $51,980
- South Carolina $51,020
- Wisconsin $49,640
- Oklahoma $48,490
- Tennessee $47,180
- Indiana $46,090
- Louisiana $43,660
- Kansas $41,060
- New Mexico $37,440
By metro area
- Fargo, ND $169,480
- New York, NY $103,030
- Salt Lake City, UT $97,850
- Los Angeles, CA $96,880
- Baltimore, MD $91,430
- Urban Honolulu, HI $87,570
- Minneapolis, MN $87,120
- Bremerton, WA $85,300
- San Francisco, CA $82,370
- Las Vegas, NV $82,130
- Chicago, IL $81,860
- St. Louis, MO $81,350
- Portland, OR $79,810
- Seattle, WA $78,840
- Denver, CO $75,960
- Oxnard, CA $75,860
- Atlanta, GA $75,670
- Hartford, CT $75,640
- Riverside, CA $75,130
- Jackson, MS $74,380
- Boise City, ID $72,850
- Philadelphia, PA $72,660
- San Diego, CA $72,030
- Washington, DC $69,030
- Reno, NV $67,350
- Milwaukee, WI $65,820
- Portland, ME $64,910
- Virginia Beach, VA $64,440
- Houston, TX $64,430
- Providence, RI $64,260
- Lincoln, NE $64,110
- Beaumont, TX $63,950
- Grand Rapids, MI $61,020
- Richmond, VA $60,790
- Mobile, AL $60,670
- Corpus Christi, TX $60,240
- Detroit, MI $60,230
- Lynchburg, VA $60,040
- Baton Rouge, LA $58,840
- Charlotte, NC $58,760
- Orlando, FL $58,710
- Raleigh, NC $57,000
- Cleveland, OH $56,950
- Palm Bay, FL $56,770
- Greenville, SC $56,520
- Phoenix, AZ $56,470
- Miami, FL $55,550
- Pittsburgh, PA $55,180
- Indianapolis, IN $53,610
- Boston, MA $53,110
- Tampa, FL $52,790
- Austin, TX $52,150
- North Port, FL $51,860
- Jacksonville, FL $51,730
- Charleston, SC $51,020
- Dallas, TX $50,840
- San Antonio, TX $50,480
- Midland, TX $49,830
- Port St. Lucie, FL $48,960
- Cape Coral, FL $48,340
- New Orleans, LA $47,730
- Nashville, TN $47,180
- Birmingham, AL $46,800
- Odessa, TX $46,120
- Longview, TX $45,300
- Lake Charles, LA $44,770
- Tulsa, OK $44,770
- Knoxville, TN $38,490
- Houma, LA $37,360
- Lafayette, LA $36,880