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Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

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U.S. mean $72,130 · median $67,890

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Alaska #1 $94,040 $85,470 $45
+30.4%
$64,540–$115,270
New Mexico #2 $80,120 $82,780 $39
+11.1%
$48,840–$101,860
North Dakota #3 $79,670 $71,280 $38
+10.5%
$52,280–$104,970
California #4 $79,290 $65,520 $38
+9.9%
$49,880–$120,130
Texas #5 $78,700 $77,840 $38
+9.1%
$47,840–$121,470
Colorado #6 $77,110 $79,830 $37
+6.9%
$61,410–$92,070
Alabama #7 $74,520 $67,400 $36
+3.3%
$44,700–$120,610
New York #8 $74,440 $67,000 $36
+3.2%
$54,690–$99,340
Nebraska #9 $73,900 $79,140 $36
+2.5%
$50,130–$100,060
Wyoming #10 $69,970 $61,000 $34
-3%
$38,390–$99,930
Utah #11 $69,480 $70,400 $33
-3.7%
$49,440–$103,460
Pennsylvania #12 $68,660 $61,780 $33
-4.8%
$60,770–$86,780
Florida #13 $65,060 $61,970 $31
-9.8%
$58,500–$87,170
Ohio #14 $64,970 $63,600 $31
-9.9%
$46,380–$82,860
Arizona #15 $64,700 $62,920 $31
-10.3%
$33,430–$100,130
Tennessee #16 $62,480 $58,780 $30
-13.4%
$44,470–$78,480
Virginia #17 $62,470 $61,410 $30
-13.4%
$44,320–$72,070
Mississippi #18 $62,420 $67,290 $30
-13.5%
$36,170–$98,160
Oklahoma #19 $60,770 $55,160 $29
-15.7%
$48,180–$79,910
Michigan #20 $60,310 $54,020 $29
-16.4%
$40,910–$103,990
North Carolina #21 $58,370 $57,760 $28
-19.1%
$33,420–$97,470
Kansas #22 $57,710 $60,600 $28
-20%
$31,000–$77,810
West Virginia #23 $57,540 $57,020 $28
-20.2%
$46,730–$80,250
Louisiana #24 $55,220 $49,410 $27
-23.4%
$31,990–$79,380
Arkansas #25 $45,870 $37,700 $22
-36.4%
$37,430–$74,560
Kentucky #26 $41,720 $38,520 $20
-42.2%
$36,270–$46,030

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