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Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of earth drillers, except oil and gas in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of earth drillers, except oil and gas in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,620
25th Percentile Wage
$33,480
50th Percentile Wage
$38,880
75th Percentile Wage
$47,990
90th Percentile Wage
$57,680

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for earth drillers, except oil and gas in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,620.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of earth drillers, except oil and gas from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$38,880
3.65% 10.98%
2017
$37,460
-0.67% -
2014
$37,710
4.30% -
2013
$36,090
4.10% -
2012
$34,610
- -

Table 2. Compare Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,880 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for earth drillers, except oil and gas in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of earth drillers, except oil and gas in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 22.8 percent (22.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 28.5 percent (28.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Corpus Christi.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$50,390
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$44,340
Fort Worth-Arlington
$42,950
El Paso
$41,560
Amarillo
$41,080
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$40,450
Odessa
$39,600
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$38,880
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,570
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$37,380
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,180
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,040
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$36,120
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$36,100
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$35,860
Lubbock
$35,820
Midland
$35,140
Longview
$34,140
College Station-Bryan
$29,930
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$29,350
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$29,040
Corpus Christi
$27,780

See also: Top paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas.