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Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas salary in Alabama

The median rotary drill operators, oil and gas in Alabama earns $67,400 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,434 a month.

10th percentile
$44,700
25th percentile
$50,790
Median percentile
$67,400
75th percentile
$91,810
90th percentile
$120,610

Based on 40 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$53,213 take-home a year
Gross pay$67,400
Federal income tax−$5,998
Social Security + Medicare−$5,156
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$3,033
Monthly take-home$4,434
Every two weeks$2,047

Does it go far here?

$75,881Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,007 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Alabama

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$272,610
Nurse Anesthetists$190,300
Chief Executives$166,420
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,350
Engineers, All Other$152,550
Financial Managers$140,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,670
Computer Hardware Engineers$136,990

All rotary drill operators, oil and gas salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama