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Highest Paying Cities for Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

The top 68 highest paying cities for rotary drill operators, oil and gas (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of rotary drill operators, oil and gas in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $89,380, Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi is the highest paying city for rotary drill operators, oil and gas. It is followed by Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming (average annual salary $85,830). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2017 [1]. For more salary information of rotary drill operators, oil and gas in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 68 Highest Paying Cities/Areas for Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$89,380	$40,650	50
2	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$85,830	$35,460	330
3	Anchorage, Alaska	$83,430	$50,620	110
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$77,160	$36,670	190
5	Greeley, Colorado	$71,830	$46,490	160
6	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$69,620	$62,230	80
7	Farmington, New Mexico	$69,490	$41,460	90
8	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$69,360	$45,870	640
9	Tyler, Texas	$67,640	$38,620	40
10	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$66,570	$48,340	250
11	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$66,420	$52,360	330
12	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$63,220	$34,450	170
13	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$62,470	$37,400	800
14	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$60,290	$34,670	640
15	Odessa, Texas	$58,950	$33,230	160
16	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$58,740	$30,220	130
17	Longview, Texas	$58,220	$29,990	80
18	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$57,620	$35,480	70
19	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$57,000	$32,130	290
20	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$56,980	$32,170	280
21	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$56,760	$36,000	540
22	Lafayette, Louisiana	$56,130	$35,240	550
23	Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$55,820	$33,970	110
24	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$55,800	$42,030	160
25	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$55,640	$34,460	230
26	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$55,610	$32,820	270
27	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$55,550	$29,200	290
28	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$55,310	$49,980	40
29	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$55,170	$40,730	60
30	Casper, Wyoming	$54,710	$38,390	110
31	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$53,790	$41,070	200
32	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$53,750	$30,710	540
33	Midland, Texas	$53,180	$29,460	310
34	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$52,510	$35,590	130
35	Corpus Christi, Texas	$52,030	$39,760	260
36	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$51,480	$30,140	280
37	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$51,420	$33,770	30
38	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$51,180	$30,570	2,790
39	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$50,750	$29,800	710
40	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$50,080	$27,830	n/a
41	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$49,830	$30,910	420
42	Victoria, Texas	$48,980	$29,580	40
43	Abilene, Texas	$48,930	$38,250	60
44	South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$48,910	$40,950	60
45	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$47,020	$35,490	80
46	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas	$46,470	$29,480	90
47	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$46,240	$34,320	50
48	Fort Smith, Oklahoma	$46,100	$38,710	n/a
49	Wichita Falls, Texas	$45,790	$33,510	50
50	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$45,300	$28,390	240
51	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$44,630	$27,500	50
52	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$43,470	$33,920	60
53	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$42,410	$32,210	50
54	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$41,890	$33,860	170
55	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$41,650	$32,250	120
56	Grand Junction, Colorado	$41,500	$28,600	280
57	Wichita, Kansas	$41,120	$32,990	40
58	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$41,070	$32,430	310
59	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$40,110	$27,510	390
60	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$38,540	$26,930	460
61	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$37,720	$32,660	110
62	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$37,270	$29,340	390
63	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$35,710	$27,210	100
64	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$35,660	$26,890	160
65	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$32,150	$26,890	70
66	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$31,830	$23,430	n/a
67	Morgantown, West Virginia	$30,280	$21,610	30
68	Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$23,290	$20,350	50