Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 179 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Fairbanks, AK $92,240 50
Boston, MA-NH $84,110 100
Balance of Nevada $81,500 460
Massachusetts $80,780 160
Anchorage, AK $80,030 —
Chicago, IL-IN $80,030 260

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fairbanks, AK $92,240 50
      Anchorage, AK $80,030 —
      Alaska $76,760 90
      Alaska $76,080 170
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Birmingham, AL $64,800 50
      Alabama $60,440 120
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arkansas $56,630 110
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $63,010 510
      Arizona $61,790 30
      Arizona $61,640 680
      Tucson, AZ $59,380 40
      Sierra Vista, AZ $56,860 50
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $71,200 110
      Santa Rosa, CA $65,160 50
      Bakersfield, CA $64,200 70
      Stockton, CA $63,460 50
      Sacramento, CA $63,020 130
      California $62,280 1,400
      Riverside, CA $60,890 250
      Los Angeles, CA $60,570 280
      Visalia, CA $58,670 40
      Fresno, CA $57,200 60
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $68,100 150
      Colorado $66,500 310
      Colorado Springs, CO $66,500 70
      Greeley, CO $60,620 30
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hartford, CT $67,530 —
      Waterbury, CT $61,260 50
      Connecticut $61,050 220
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $66,700 160
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $68,070 40
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cape Coral, FL $57,570 110
      Orlando, FL $56,100 100
      Tampa, FL $54,830 170
      Miami, FL $53,430 210
      Florida $52,720 1,150
      Lakeland, FL $51,940 90
      Jacksonville, FL $51,430 90
      Homosassa Springs, FL $50,420 30
      Tallahassee, FL $48,080 40
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $56,700 300
      Georgia $53,780 530
      Augusta, GA-SC $50,680 40
      North Georgia $50,670 50
      East Georgia $49,920 70
      South Georgia $49,120 60
      Middle Georgia $47,850 60
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $58,700 —
      Iowa $57,570 140
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho Falls, ID $55,300 30
      Boise City, ID $50,900 280
      Idaho $50,330 660
      Northwestern Idaho $49,360 120
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $80,030 260
      Illinois $79,860 410
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Indiana $60,270 40
      Indianapolis, IN $60,180 100
      Indiana $59,830 380
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $56,340 210
      Wichita, KS $51,880 40
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $55,430 140
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisiana $61,170 400
      Baton Rouge, LA $61,140 60
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $84,110 100
      Massachusetts $80,780 160
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $59,780 180
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $54,970 120
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Saginaw, MI $72,800 30
      Flint, MI $71,650 30
      Lansing, MI $63,440 30
      Detroit, MI $60,640 250
      Grand Rapids, MI $59,600 80
      Jackson, MI $58,760 40
      Michigan $57,930 780
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $57,930 40
      Mid Michigan $57,320 50
      Northern Michigan $53,670 40
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $73,160 130
      Minnesota $65,960 280
      Northwest Minnesota $63,100 40
      St. Cloud, MN $58,450 30
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $54,180 150
      Kansas City, MO-KS $53,430 120
      Springfield, MO $50,220 60
      Missouri $50,070 440
      Southeast Missouri $49,260 60
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $59,130 60
      Mississippi $57,450 190
      Lower West Mississippi $35,410 40
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Billings, MT $78,350 60
      Montana $62,920 200
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlotte, NC-SC $60,010 130
      Raleigh, NC $58,580 —
      Eastern North Carolina $58,290 30
      North Carolina $56,100 390
      Wilmington, NC $41,810 40
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Dakota $56,840 100
      West North Dakota $54,990 30
      Fargo, ND-MN $48,510 50
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $49,720 40
      Nebraska $49,460 150
      South Nebraska $47,460 40
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $64,800 70
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $78,340 390
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $63,180 30
      Eastern New Mexico $55,360 60
      Northern New Mexico $55,360 —
      New Mexico $54,060 170
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Balance of Nevada $81,500 460
      Nevada $70,340 670
      Reno, NV $60,230 80
      Las Vegas, NV $58,240 120
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $78,340 550
      Buffalo, NY $74,290 40
      New York $74,150 580
      Rochester, NY $63,040 70
      Syracuse, NY $62,910 30
      Southwest New York $56,290 30
      Capital/Northern New York $52,420 40
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cleveland, OH $64,260 50
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $61,610 70
      Akron, OH $60,790 40
      Ohio $54,460 400
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $46,110 40
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $58,500 70
      Oklahoma $48,980 200
      Northeast Oklahoma $47,560 40
      Tulsa, OK $47,430 50
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $74,570 140
      Oregon $64,390 350
      Salem, OR $64,050 90
      Bend, OR $63,490 40
      Eugene, OR $45,370 50
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $68,920 190
      Pittsburgh, PA $58,820 230
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $58,390 90
      Lancaster, PA $57,870 30
      Pennsylvania $57,770 820
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $57,350 40
      Scranton, PA $56,520 40
      Central Pennsylvania $51,410 40
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Carolina $56,140 150
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Dakota $57,600 150
      East South Dakota $57,200 50
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Central Tennessee $61,580 30
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $57,170 40
      Nashville, TN $55,090 170
      Tennessee $50,160 470
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $49,970 60
      Knoxville, TN $47,470 60
      West Tennessee $42,270 40
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Midland, TX $63,730 60
      North Region of Texas $58,930 80
      Austin, TX $57,600 100
      Dallas, TX $56,810 260
      San Antonio, TX $55,720 70
      Texas $53,850 1,230
      Houston, TX $53,390 290
      College Station, TX $52,000 40
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $60,840 270
      Utah $57,850 500
      High Desert Utah $55,430 80
      Provo, UT $55,370 —
      Ogden, UT $46,710 70
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Richmond, VA $66,180 50
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $62,740 80
      Virginia $61,290 430
      Southwest Virginia $57,230 70
      West Virginia $46,920 140
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vermont $64,980 60
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $79,050 120
      Western Washington $77,050 30
      Washington $74,570 280
      Spokane, WA $67,780 40
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeastern Wisconsin $77,520 40
      Milwaukee, WI $72,290 50
      Wisconsin $67,030 210
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $62,740 30
      Wyoming $62,740 70