Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
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Oil and Gas Derrick Operators
Oil and Gas Derrick Operators rig derrick equipment and operate pumps to circulate mud or fluid through drill hole.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Oil and Gas Derrick Operators with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $33,860 to $39,740 per year or $16 to $19 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Oil and Gas Derrick Operators to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
| Level | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Highest (Top 10%) | $34 | $69,820 |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $28 | $58,200 |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $23 | $47,920 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $19 | $39,740 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $16 | $33,860 |
Highest paying states
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $34 | $69,690 |
| WY | $28 | $58,750 |
| CA | $27 | $55,420 |
| ND | $26 | $54,330 |
| OK | $25 | $52,950 |
| LA | $24 | $50,450 |
| TX | $24 | $49,880 |
| PA | $24 | $48,870 |
| OH | $23 | $47,420 |
| NM | $23 | $47,260 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as an Oil and Gas Derrick Operator is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like AK doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at AK might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Oil and Gas Derrick Operators are in the states of AK, WY, CA, ND and OK.
Highest paying industries
| Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Oil and Gas Extraction | $57480 | $27.64 |
| Support Activities for Mining | $49870 | $23.98 |
| Utility System Construction | $41580 | $19.99 |
| Employment Services | $ | $* |
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