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Rotary Drill Operator, Oil and Gas Salary in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas

The annual salary statistics of rotary drill operators, oil and gas in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of rotary drill operators, oil and gas in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$42,490
25th Percentile Wage
$57,490
50th Percentile Wage
$74,130
75th Percentile Wage
$79,080
90th Percentile Wage
$99,070

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rotary drill operators, oil and gas in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,490.

Table 2. Compare Rotary Drill Operator, Oil and Gas Salary in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $74,130, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the highest paying city for rotary drill operators, oil and gas in state of Texas, followed by Tyler (median annual salary $69,590). In comparison, the median annual salary of rotary drill operators, oil and gas in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 6.1 percent (6.1%) higher than that in Tyler.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$74,130
Tyler
$69,590
San Angelo
$63,880
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$63,270
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$61,590
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$61,110
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$58,740
Longview
$56,180
Odessa
$53,340
Victoria
$53,250
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$52,890
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$51,620
Midland
$48,910
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$48,190
Fort Worth-Arlington
$47,820
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$47,610
Abilene
$46,620
Corpus Christi
$45,990
Wichita Falls
$45,790
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$44,570
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$44,420
Amarillo
$42,720
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$42,410
College Station-Bryan
$41,650
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$41,070

See also: Top paying jobs in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas.