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Roustabout, Oil and Gas Salary in Corpus Christi, Texas

The annual salary statistics of roustabouts, oil and gas in Corpus Christi, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of roustabouts, 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 Roustabouts, Oil and Gas in Corpus Christi, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,430
25th Percentile Wage
$35,980
50th Percentile Wage
$37,570
75th Percentile Wage
$47,880
90th Percentile Wage
$51,180

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for roustabouts, 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 $51,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,430.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$37,570
0.67% 25.95%
2021
$37,320
-0.11% -
2020
$37,360
2.68% -
2019
$36,360
-1.76% -
2018
$37,000
4.65% -
2017
$35,280
-1.59% -
2016
$35,840
-1.23% -
2015
$36,280
5.04% -
2014
$34,450
2.44% -
2013
$33,610
17.23% -
2012
$27,820
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,570 in Corpus Christi is in the middle of salary range for roustabouts, oil and gas in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of roustabouts, oil and gas in Corpus Christi is 21.7 percent (21.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 13.1 percent (13.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lubbock.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$48,010
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$46,540
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$44,130
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$43,250
Victoria
$43,070
Midland
$42,350
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$41,160
Odessa
$39,250
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$39,230
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$39,210
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$38,950
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$38,790
Tyler
$38,700
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,900
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,670
Corpus Christi
$37,570
Wichita Falls
$37,560
Longview
$37,040
College Station-Bryan
$36,930
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$36,440
Amarillo
$36,400
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$36,160
Abilene
$36,060
Laredo
$35,690
Fort Worth-Arlington
$35,680
San Angelo
$35,520
El Paso
$35,060
Sherman-Denison
$34,620
Lubbock
$32,660

See also: Top paying jobs in Corpus Christi, Texas.