Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
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Oil and Gas Drill Operators
Oil and Gas Drill Operators set up or operate a variety of drills to remove underground oil and gas, or remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration.
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 Rotary Drill Operators with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $33,600 to $42,790 per year or $16 to $21 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 Rotary Drill 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%) | $44 | $90,640 |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $35 | $71,780 |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $26 | $53,820 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $21 | $42,790 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $16 | $33,600 |
Highest paying states
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $38 | $79,830 |
| CA | $36 | $74,370 |
| CO | $36 | $73,890 |
| WY | $32 | $65,790 |
| TX | $30 | $62,740 |
| ND | $29 | $59,380 |
| NY | $28 | $57,400 |
| PA | $27 | $55,220 |
| UT | $26 | $54,970 |
| OK | $26 | $53,960 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as an Oil and Gas Rotary Drill 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 Drill Operators are in the states of AK, CA, CO, WY and TX.
Highest paying industries
| Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | $99790 | $47.98 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $64660 | $31.09 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction | $64100 | $30.82 |
| Support Activities for Mining | $58020 | $27.89 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $57890 | $27.83 |
| Employment Services | $56130 | $26.99 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors | $48770 | $23.45 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying | $45680 | $21.96 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $45460 | $21.86 |
| Utility System Construction | $41550 | $19.98 |
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