Highest-paying Cities for Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining

The top 100 highest paying cities for service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining (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 service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $84,850, Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska is the highest paying city for service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining. It is followed by Salt Lake City, Utah (average annual salary $84,780). 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 service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$84,850	$51,470	950
2	Salt Lake City, Utah	$84,780	$43,550	50
3	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$80,910	$46,480	n/a
4	Fresno, California	$77,820	$59,510	30
5	Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$75,140	$36,750	60
6	South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$72,730	$20,810	60
7	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$71,460	$35,050	50
8	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$70,230	$53,130	50
9	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$70,170	$37,170	n/a
10	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$69,000	$41,190	860
11	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$66,370	$43,000	340
12	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$65,290	$47,380	110
13	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$64,740	$49,850	330
14	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$64,280	$49,070	300
15	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$63,410	$40,170	130
16	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$63,290	$40,710	2,550
17	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$63,200	$40,750	530
18	Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$62,990	$24,770	80
19	Farmington, New Mexico	$62,870	$49,050	330
20	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$61,980	$48,280	70
21	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$61,650	$44,740	280
22	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$60,650	$37,430	300
23	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$60,440	$34,930	320
24	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$60,400	$40,530	30
25	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$60,120	$33,390	450
26	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$59,870	$33,390	320
27	Tyler, Texas	$59,840	$35,730	80
28	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$59,770	$41,440	130
29	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$59,610	$43,030	980
30	Anchorage, Alaska	$59,430	$39,050	150
31	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$59,340	$38,210	820
32	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$59,270	$38,650	40
33	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania	$58,620	$45,600	40
34	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$58,460	$46,280	1,040
35	Fort Smith, Oklahoma	$58,410	$30,630	50
36	Wheeling, West Virginia	$58,370	$29,630	120
37	Eastern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$58,010	$41,340	230
38	Casper, Wyoming	$58,010	$39,660	130
39	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$57,240	$37,740	770
40	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$56,980	$49,630	n/a
41	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$56,740	$35,660	n/a
42	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$56,540	$39,250	90
43	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$56,240	$35,700	40
44	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$54,840	$42,770	50
45	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$54,750	$38,240	190
46	Cheyenne, Wyoming	$54,330	$40,100	90
47	Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$54,080	$38,270	50
48	Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$53,640	$32,410	60
49	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$53,450	$39,280	300
50	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$53,250	$34,790	1,010
51	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$52,430	$35,660	390
52	Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$52,230	$39,690	180
53	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$52,030	$32,360	430
54	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$51,910	$36,750	610
55	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$51,700	$36,110	920
56	Greeley, Colorado	$51,480	$41,050	1,210
57	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$51,250	$41,540	280
58	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$51,090	$39,490	360
59	Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$51,070	$39,040	90
60	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$51,010	$41,290	320
61	Lafayette, Louisiana	$50,920	$34,110	610
62	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$50,860	$34,440	980
63	Wichita, Kansas	$50,550	$31,560	70
64	South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$50,510	$35,240	40
65	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$50,030	$36,990	870
66	Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$49,900	$33,150	n/a
67	Southeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$49,530	$39,460	70
68	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$49,470	$36,090	440
69	Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$49,230	$40,770	90
70	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$49,160	$37,740	3,810
71	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$49,100	$35,820	420
72	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$48,810	$38,840	30
73	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$48,660	$36,240	240
74	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$48,470	$34,010	310
75	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$48,260	$36,030	280
76	Odessa, Texas	$48,250	$35,120	1,480
77	Jackson, Mississippi	$47,890	$44,170	40
78	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$47,730	$34,320	400
79	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$47,730	$32,120	130
80	Grand Junction, Colorado	$47,600	$45,700	270
81	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$47,400	$30,190	1,090
82	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$47,330	$31,400	220
83	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$47,220	$38,250	n/a
84	Midland, Texas	$47,170	$31,980	3,170
85	Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$47,170	$22,810	140
86	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$46,960	$41,100	90
87	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$46,890	$29,210	70
88	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$46,720	$28,130	860
89	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$46,650	$37,730	100
90	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$46,610	$34,920	40
91	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$46,530	$36,090	240
92	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$46,500	$32,080	100
93	Corpus Christi, Texas	$46,430	$29,640	200
94	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$46,110	$32,310	40
95	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$46,010	$36,180	180
96	Boulder, Colorado	$45,980	$34,000	n/a
97	Laredo, Texas	$45,330	$33,400	90
98	Victoria, Texas	$45,250	$31,200	280
99	San Angelo, Texas	$45,110	$36,650	60
100	West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$45,070	$30,490	120

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