The highest-paying states for earth drillers, except 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 earth drillers, except oil and gas in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $60,340, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for earth drillers, except oil and gas. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $58,760). 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 earth drillers, except oil and gas in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $60,340 |
$42,310 | 170 |
| 2 | New York | $58,760 |
$35,870 | 540 |
| 3 | Vermont | $58,710 |
$39,520 | 70 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $57,460 |
$35,260 | 640 |
| 5 | Alaska | $56,310 |
$43,430 | 130 |
| 6 | Nevada | $56,070 |
$37,390 | 650 |
| 7 | Idaho | $55,480 |
$36,100 | 150 |
| 8 | Hawaii | $55,000 |
$42,850 | 40 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $53,410 |
$39,220 | 80 |
| 10 | Oregon | $52,540 |
$35,020 | 210 |
| 11 | Kansas | $51,910 |
$34,450 | 100 |
| 12 | California | $51,880 |
$35,320 | 2,190 |
| 13 | Arizona | $51,270 |
$36,840 | 560 |
| 14 | Washington | $50,020 |
$39,120 | 140 |
| 15 | Montana | $50,010 |
$35,040 | 100 |
| 16 | Colorado | $49,730 |
$37,380 | 390 |
| 17 | Delaware | $48,670 |
$33,930 | 40 |
| 18 | Wyoming | $48,410 |
$41,430 | 110 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $48,020 |
$34,390 | 560 |
| 20 | Louisiana | $46,960 |
$35,070 | 100 |
| 21 | Missouri | $46,630 |
$32,900 | 260 |
| 22 | Connecticut | $46,000 |
$34,570 | 60 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | $45,460 |
$31,540 | 270 |
| 24 | North Dakota | $45,450 |
$32,800 | 60 |
| 25 | Arkansas | $45,400 |
$33,010 | 110 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | $45,350 |
$33,280 | 290 |
| 27 | Virginia | $45,100 |
$30,170 | 370 |
| 28 | Indiana | $44,640 |
$33,410 | 510 |
| 29 | North Carolina | $44,400 |
$30,130 | 560 |
| 30 | New Mexico | $44,310 |
$30,820 | 70 |
| 31 | Iowa | $44,060 |
$28,400 | 160 |
| 32 | Utah | $43,190 |
$33,210 | 340 |
| 33 | Ohio | $43,090 |
$32,890 | 570 |
| 34 | South Carolina | $43,060 |
$31,400 | 30 |
| 35 | Maryland | $42,480 |
$31,400 | 520 |
| 36 | South Dakota | $41,780 |
$27,540 | 120 |
| 37 | Pennsylvania | $41,260 |
$31,760 | 780 |
| 38 | Illinois | $40,600 |
$31,300 | 150 |
| 39 | Tennessee | $40,020 |
$32,340 | 370 |
| 40 | Kentucky | $39,790 |
$29,950 | 150 |
| 41 | Nebraska | $38,690 |
$29,010 | 400 |
| 42 | Michigan | $38,650 |
$23,260 | 740 |
| 43 | Florida | $37,930 |
$31,160 | 1,250 |
| 44 | Maine | $37,840 |
$27,780 | 110 |
| 45 | Mississippi | $37,820 |
$26,470 | 80 |
| 46 | Texas | $36,930 |
$23,890 | 2,130 |
| 47 | Alabama | $36,670 |
$27,380 | 290 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $34,510 |
$26,840 | 140 |
| 49 | Georgia | $31,990 |
$25,370 | 210 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $19,620 |
$16,310 | 50 |