Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas salary by location
National median: $60,190 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $94,600 | +57.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $89,300 | +48.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $81,960 | +36.2% | 220 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $80,490 | +33.7% | 210 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $80,040 | +33.0% | 290 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $80,030 | +33.0% | — | 2025 |
| IL | state | $79,080 | +31.4% | 330 | 2025 |
| Billings, MT | metropolitan | $78,410 | +30.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $77,950 | +29.5% | 400 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $76,850 | +27.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $74,300 | +23.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $74,120 | +23.1% | 530 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $73,560 | +22.2% | 210 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $73,090 | +21.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Saginaw, MI | metropolitan | $72,800 | +21.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $71,790 | +19.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| Flint, MI | metropolitan | $71,650 | +19.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $71,470 | +18.7% | 180 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $71,280 | +18.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $68,320 | +13.5% | 280 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $67,530 | +12.2% | — | 2025 |
| CA | state | $66,910 | +11.2% | 1,630 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $66,410 | +10.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $66,360 | +10.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $65,710 | +9.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| KS | state | $65,600 | +9.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $64,920 | +7.9% | 510 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $64,820 | +7.7% | 280 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $64,450 | +7.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $64,360 | +6.9% | 240 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $64,260 | +6.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $64,200 | +6.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $64,180 | +6.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $63,790 | +6.0% | 340 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $63,760 | +5.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $63,730 | +5.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $63,490 | +5.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $63,460 | +5.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $63,440 | +5.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $63,330 | +5.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $63,300 | +5.2% | 170 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $63,180 | +5.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $63,000 | +4.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $62,790 | +4.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $62,750 | +4.3% | 440 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $62,710 | +4.2% | 160 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MS | metropolitan | $62,620 | +4.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $62,570 | +4.0% | 850 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $62,570 | +4.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $62,510 | +3.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $62,400 | +3.7% | 160 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $61,980 | +3.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $61,710 | +2.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $61,550 | +2.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $61,500 | +2.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $61,500 | +2.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $61,490 | +2.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $61,420 | +2.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $61,390 | +2.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $61,260 | +1.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $61,200 | +1.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $61,090 | +1.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $61,030 | +1.4% | 1,350 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $61,010 | +1.4% | 390 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $60,860 | +1.1% | 670 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $60,790 | +1.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| MS | state | $60,680 | +0.8% | 250 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $60,670 | +0.8% | 420 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $60,490 | +0.5% | 310 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MI | metropolitan | $60,270 | +0.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $60,200 | +0.0% | 210 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $60,140 | −0.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $59,770 | −0.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $58,950 | −2.1% | 160 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $58,870 | −2.2% | 850 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $58,750 | −2.4% | 650 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $58,700 | −2.5% | 1,930 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $58,670 | −2.5% | 450 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $58,670 | −2.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $58,390 | −3.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $58,240 | −3.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $57,970 | −3.7% | 440 | 2025 |
| Lakeland, FL | metropolitan | $57,920 | −3.8% | — | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $57,870 | −3.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $57,870 | −3.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $57,840 | −3.9% | 160 | 2025 |
| Cape Coral, FL | metropolitan | $57,570 | −4.4% | 110 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $57,400 | −4.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $57,400 | −4.6% | 730 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $57,300 | −4.8% | 290 | 2025 |
| Chattanooga, TN | metropolitan | $57,170 | −5.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $57,160 | −5.0% | — | 2025 |
| SD | state | $57,160 | −5.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $57,040 | −5.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | metropolitan | $56,860 | −5.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $56,830 | −5.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $56,160 | −6.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $56,150 | −6.7% | 180 | 2025 |
| Tampa, FL | metropolitan | $56,120 | −6.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $55,920 | −7.1% | 60 | 2025 |