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Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

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U.S. mean $60,210 · median $58,620

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Louisiana #1 $77,630 $86,980 $37
+28.9%
$45,770–$98,840
Alaska #2 $77,570 $78,050 $37
+28.8%
$62,400–$93,490
North Dakota #3 $73,210 $71,850 $35
+21.6%
$63,380–$80,040
Wyoming #4 $72,600 $76,750 $35
+20.6%
$63,400–$83,990
Florida #5 $71,090 $64,950 $34
+18.1%
$49,420–$81,390
Colorado #6 $65,740 $64,730 $32
+9.2%
$47,450–$79,330
Utah #7 $62,950 $56,980 $30
+4.6%
$54,640–$78,940
Pennsylvania #8 $59,480 $59,720 $29
-1.2%
$56,330–$59,720
California #9 $59,400 $55,480 $29
-1.3%
$52,760–$71,470
Oklahoma #10 $58,760 $58,270 $28
-2.4%
$48,960–$68,640
Texas #11 $57,690 $56,100 $28
-4.2%
$43,840–$74,690
West Virginia #12 $57,620 $50,640 $28
-4.3%
$47,660–$72,800
New Mexico #13 $57,140 $59,570 $27
-5.1%
$31,670–$74,800
Arkansas #14 $51,820 $50,070 $25
-13.9%
$48,820–$61,450
Ohio #15 $50,190 $50,650 $24
-16.6%
$39,610–$63,180
Alabama #16 $49,610 $49,350 $24
-17.6%
$36,260–$61,950
Mississippi #17 $49,260 $47,340 $24
-18.2%
$37,340–$77,760
Michigan #18 $48,540 $45,180 $23
-19.4%
$44,620–$59,560
Illinois #19 $43,730 $45,900 $21
-27.4%
$31,690–$55,180

P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.