Highest-paying Cities for Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

The top 100 highest paying cities for roustabouts, 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 roustabouts, oil and gas in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $68,160, Anchorage, Alaska is the highest paying city for roustabouts, oil and gas. It is followed by Salt Lake City, Utah (average annual salary $64,530). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of roustabouts, oil and gas in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Anchorage, Alaska	$68,160	$54,080	70
2	Salt Lake City, Utah	$64,530	$31,930	90
3	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$64,090	$53,460	40
4	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$60,160	$31,110	660
5	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$59,840	$34,420	n/a
6	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$58,710	$37,610	150
7	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$58,430	$43,800	400
8	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$58,030	$50,160	170
9	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$57,940	$33,490	50
10	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$57,530	$49,760	2,130
11	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$56,700	$37,550	50
12	Charleston, West Virginia	$56,250	$23,840	40
13	Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$54,760	$25,790	230
14	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$53,810	$33,970	n/a
15	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$53,680	$34,560	70
16	Southeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$52,530	$28,220	80
17	Bismarck, North Dakota	$52,300	$42,500	60
18	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$52,230	$33,290	1,640
19	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$52,150	$39,910	2,590
20	Eastern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$51,900	$40,500	160
21	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$50,830	$47,960	50
22	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$50,780	$39,500	540
23	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$50,410	$39,270	410
24	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$50,250	$27,760	40
25	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$49,590	$34,890	110
26	Farmington, New Mexico	$48,910	$34,140	340
27	Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$48,190	$17,290	130
28	Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$48,030	$34,680	40
29	Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$48,010	$36,220	340
30	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$47,950	$29,800	440
31	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$47,670	$36,170	n/a
32	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$47,340	$29,030	n/a
33	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$47,150	$39,680	170
34	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$46,870	$40,000	390
35	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$46,710	$35,950	840
36	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$46,540	$34,990	4,290
37	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$46,320	$26,560	n/a
38	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$46,200	$37,930	110
39	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$46,090	$30,340	320
40	Casper, Wyoming	$45,410	$35,050	270
41	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$45,300	$31,570	720
42	Grand Junction, Colorado	$45,220	$37,910	280
43	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$44,920	$30,960	810
44	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$44,910	$35,550	850
45	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$44,800	$20,810	930
46	Cheyenne, Wyoming	$44,410	$33,430	100
47	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$44,130	$32,760	1,430
48	Central Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$44,100	$24,190	50
49	Morgantown, West Virginia	$43,970	$34,220	50
50	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$43,830	$33,870	50
51	Western Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$43,380	$33,090	40
52	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$43,250	$34,440	230
53	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$43,110	$32,860	1,990
54	Wichita, Kansas	$43,080	$29,490	80
55	Victoria, Texas	$43,070	$31,310	170
56	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$42,770	$37,660	70
57	Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$42,620	$32,240	50
58	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$42,610	$32,600	100
59	Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$42,560	$31,720	160
60	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$42,460	$24,930	80
61	Midland, Texas	$42,350	$35,250	2,320
62	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$42,130	$31,860	700
63	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$41,160	$30,290	540
64	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$41,050	$23,180	40
65	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$40,440	$28,800	350
66	Akron, Ohio	$40,370	$27,580	40
67	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$39,960	$29,320	360
68	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$39,850	$30,850	40
69	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$39,720	$31,520	340
70	Greeley, Colorado	$39,410	$36,180	480
71	Odessa, Texas	$39,250	$36,090	1,190
72	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$39,230	$30,160	850
73	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$39,210	$30,230	140
74	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$39,140	$33,280	190
75	Fort Smith, Oklahoma	$39,040	$27,760	290
76	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$38,950	$36,240	420
77	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$38,950	$29,640	990
78	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$38,790	$31,290	580
79	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$38,700	$22,460	430
80	Tyler, Texas	$38,700	$29,400	170
81	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$38,630	$31,490	550
82	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$38,490	$36,950	50
83	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$38,380	$36,100	770
84	West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$38,300	$30,670	130
85	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$38,040	$30,150	490
86	Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$37,970	$35,050	60
87	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$37,930	$28,270	130
88	Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$37,930	$29,940	170
89	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$37,900	$31,200	1,970
90	Enid, Oklahoma	$37,820	$31,550	160
91	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$37,710	$22,100	390
92	Lafayette, Louisiana	$37,690	$30,990	500
93	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$37,670	$26,830	140
94	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$37,580	$28,540	130
95	Corpus Christi, Texas	$37,570	$30,430	330
96	Wichita Falls, Texas	$37,560	$28,400	100
97	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$37,110	$28,280	30
98	Longview, Texas	$37,040	$29,600	370
99	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$36,990	$33,410	60
100	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$36,950	$20,230	130

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