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Highest Paying Cities for Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

The top 100 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 2018 [1]. For more salary information of rotary drill operators, oil and gas in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 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	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$81,680	$36,700	170
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$77,160	$36,670	190
5	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$70,280	$27,690	150
6	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$69,620	$62,230	80
7	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$69,320	$43,370	n/a
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, USA	$69,290	$40,980	290
9	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$69,130	$53,510	50
10	Anchorage, Alaska	$69,110	$46,140	50
11	Tyler, Texas	$67,640	$38,620	40
12	San Angelo, Texas	$66,640	$41,880	n/a
13	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$65,430	$43,570	330
14	Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$65,420	$27,430	40
15	Odessa, Texas	$63,090	$51,680	110
16	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$62,270	$29,630	160
17	Salt Lake City, Utah	$61,740	$32,730	60
18	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$61,670	$33,500	710
19	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$61,650	$46,270	140
20	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$61,000	$39,640	720
21	Farmington, New Mexico	$60,290	$35,160	60
22	Eastern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$59,740	$36,970	170
23	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$58,740	$30,220	130
24	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$58,270	$35,110	580
25	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$57,920	$42,540	150
26	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$57,730	$35,650	530
27	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$57,620	$35,480	70
28	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$57,000	$32,130	290
29	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$56,980	$32,170	280
30	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$56,760	$36,000	540
31	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	$56,020	$35,730	110
32	Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$55,820	$33,970	110
33	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$55,640	$34,460	230
34	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$55,550	$29,200	310
35	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$55,310	$49,980	40
36	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$55,170	$40,730	60
37	Casper, Wyoming	$55,050	$43,510	80
38	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$53,590	$34,910	60
39	Corpus Christi, Texas	$53,470	$40,630	160
40	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$53,420	$35,050	160
41	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$53,410	$31,430	220
42	Midland, Texas	$53,180	$29,460	360
43	Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$52,890	$35,150	140
44	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$52,430	$32,770	2,590
45	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$52,180	$30,060	60
46	Longview, Texas	$51,970	$26,550	80
47	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$51,420	$33,770	30
48	Lafayette, Louisiana	$50,720	$33,460	340
49	Grand Junction, Colorado	$50,690	$42,990	280
50	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$50,550	$30,690	290
51	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$50,200	$33,330	350
52	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$50,140	$27,910	380
53	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$50,080	$27,830	n/a
54	Victoria, Texas	$48,980	$29,580	40
55	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$48,950	$32,250	70
56	South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$48,910	$40,950	60
57	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$48,520	$36,650	170
58	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$47,820	$32,640	310
59	Abilene, Texas	$47,290	$37,080	50
60	Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$47,220	$36,620	80
61	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas	$46,830	$33,720	50
62	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$46,240	$34,320	50
63	Fort Smith, Oklahoma	$46,100	$38,710	n/a
64	Wichita Falls, Texas	$45,790	$33,510	50
65	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$45,070	$33,940	80
66	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$44,810	$35,190	70
67	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$44,510	$26,580	50
68	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$43,430	$29,790	100
69	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$42,570	$33,090	110
70	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$42,410	$32,210	50
71	Greeley, Colorado	$42,050	$32,840	160
72	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia	$41,860	$24,580	40
73	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$41,800	$32,920	40
74	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$41,650	$32,250	120
75	Wichita, Kansas	$41,120	$32,990	40
76	Enid, USA	$41,100	$33,230	n/a
77	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$41,070	$32,430	310
78	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$39,910	$26,930	40
79	South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$39,870	$26,250	60
80	Southeast Kansas nonmetropolitan area, USA	$39,630	$33,470	n/a
81	Northwest Kansas nonmetropolitan area, USA	$38,480	$32,750	140
82	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$37,720	$32,660	110
83	Kansas City, Missouri	$35,760	$23,130	30
84	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$35,710	$27,210	100
85	East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$35,130	$31,130	40
86	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$35,030	$25,710	290
87	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$32,740	$27,250	50
88	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$32,290	$27,070	280
89	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$31,830	$23,430	n/a
90	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$30,490	$26,060	30
91	Morgantown, West Virginia	$30,280	$21,610	30
92	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$29,890	$25,660	30
93	Columbus, Ohio	$29,690	$26,580	n/a
94	Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$23,290	$20,350	50