Rotary Drill Operator, Oil and Gas Salary in Corpus Christi, Texas

The annual salary statistics of rotary drill operators, oil and gas in Corpus Christi, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of rotary drill operators, oil and gas in Corpus Christi 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 Corpus Christi, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,160
25th Percentile Wage
$37,600
50th Percentile Wage
$45,990
75th Percentile Wage
$58,710
90th Percentile Wage
$72,690

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rotary drill operators, oil and gas in Corpus Christi, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,160.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rotary drill operators, oil and gas from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$45,990
-34.14% 1.26%
2021
$61,690
6.99% -
2020
$57,380
3.94% -
2019
$55,120
1.72% -
2018
$54,170
1.29% -
2017
$53,470
2.69% -
2016
$52,030
-19.53% -
2015
$62,190
8.75% -
2014
$56,750
2.52% -
2013
$55,320
17.91% -
2012
$45,410
- -

Table 2. Compare Rotary Drill Operator, Oil and Gas Salary in Corpus Christi with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,990 in Corpus Christi is in the middle of salary range for rotary drill operators, oil and gas in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of rotary drill operators, oil and gas in Corpus Christi is 38.0 percent (38.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 10.7 percent (10.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.

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 Corpus Christi, Texas.