Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$59,600
National average
Salary Range
$44,450 – $87,760
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $92,240 | $61,240 | $92,240 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $84,110 | $61,620 | $97,190 |
| Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $81,500 | $51,720 | $92,050 |
| Massachusetts | $80,780 | $66,420 | $95,850 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $80,030 | $62,740 | $105,350 |
| Illinois | $79,860 | $56,650 | $105,350 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $79,050 | $53,430 | $120,280 |
| Billings, MT | $78,350 | $58,820 | $127,680 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $78,340 | $48,400 | $98,850 |
| New Jersey | $78,340 | $46,440 | $129,540 |
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $76,760 | $52,500 | $94,750 |
| Alaska | $76,080 | $54,790 | $94,750 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $74,570 | $59,440 | $105,320 |
| Washington | $74,570 | $51,620 | $99,960 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $74,290 | $48,700 | $89,990 |
| New York | $74,150 | $51,140 | $98,840 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $73,160 | $52,570 | $95,780 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $72,290 | $55,100 | $82,760 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $71,200 | $51,760 | $98,240 |
| Nevada | $70,340 | $50,040 | $92,050 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $68,920 | $51,550 | $112,240 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $68,100 | $51,010 | $104,040 |
| Delaware | $68,070 | $59,280 | $127,550 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $67,780 | $49,670 | $79,990 |
| Wisconsin | $67,030 | $51,540 | $81,710 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $66,700 | $48,880 | $82,570 |
| Colorado | $66,500 | $51,010 | $97,950 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $66,500 | $56,190 | $88,340 |
| Richmond, VA | $66,180 | $44,760 | $74,670 |
| Minnesota | $65,960 | $41,270 | $90,920 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $65,160 | $47,850 | $90,070 |
| Vermont | $64,980 | $53,700 | $90,510 |
| New Hampshire | $64,800 | $44,810 | $97,190 |
| Birmingham, AL | $64,800 | $47,880 | $71,700 |
| Oregon | $64,390 | $45,870 | $98,820 |
| Salem, OR | $64,050 | $60,940 | $86,990 |
| Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $63,100 | $37,750 | $90,920 |
| Rochester, NY | $63,040 | $50,310 | $76,260 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $63,020 | $48,440 | $86,750 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $63,010 | $51,250 | $79,310 |
| Montana | $62,920 | $45,190 | $78,350 |
| Syracuse, NY | $62,910 | $48,880 | $84,860 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $62,740 | $45,620 | $84,040 |
| Wyoming | $62,740 | $54,340 | $81,490 |
| Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $62,740 | $54,340 | $85,530 |
| California | $62,280 | $47,140 | $86,750 |
| Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $61,790 | $48,650 | $91,890 |
| Arizona | $61,640 | $51,240 | $83,580 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $61,610 | $39,300 | $94,260 |
| Virginia | $61,290 | $45,510 | $100,950 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $61,260 | $48,910 | $85,470 |
| Louisiana | $61,170 | $46,490 | $95,290 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $61,140 | $49,310 | $95,690 |
| Connecticut | $61,050 | $52,340 | $80,650 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $60,890 | $45,660 | $83,400 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $60,840 | $47,800 | $77,480 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $60,640 | $48,860 | $68,180 |
| Greeley, CO | $60,620 | $47,410 | $78,500 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $60,570 | $48,140 | $87,030 |
| Alabama | $60,440 | $45,000 | $68,970 |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $60,270 | $48,820 | $92,150 |
| Reno, NV | $60,230 | $45,500 | $78,600 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $60,180 | $48,010 | $98,160 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $60,010 | $42,660 | $87,760 |
| Indiana | $59,830 | $48,560 | $92,150 |
| Maryland | $59,780 | $47,970 | $76,580 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $59,600 | $42,440 | $69,440 |
| Tucson, AZ | $59,380 | $47,370 | $82,280 |
| Jackson, MS | $59,130 | $39,840 | $124,240 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $58,820 | $41,610 | $94,880 |
| Jackson, MI | $58,760 | $48,460 | $62,370 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $58,700 | $38,090 | $59,590 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $58,580 | $39,580 | $86,930 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $58,500 | $46,480 | $88,580 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $58,450 | $49,040 | $73,610 |
| Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $58,390 | $48,670 | $79,960 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $58,240 | $41,600 | $73,030 |
| Michigan | $57,930 | $44,840 | $69,620 |
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $57,930 | $42,320 | $66,210 |
| Utah | $57,850 | $46,020 | $77,480 |
| Pennsylvania | $57,770 | $45,530 | $81,350 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $57,600 | $48,190 | $96,180 |
| South Dakota | $57,600 | $48,140 | $70,740 |
| Iowa | $57,570 | $38,090 | $79,040 |
| Mississippi | $57,450 | $35,410 | $115,990 |
| Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $57,320 | $46,290 | $71,460 |
| Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $57,230 | $54,080 | $101,560 |
| Fresno, CA | $57,200 | $43,610 | $80,480 |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $57,200 | $48,610 | $64,120 |
| North Dakota | $56,840 | $35,320 | $83,400 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $56,810 | $47,370 | $82,680 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $56,700 | $47,920 | $77,330 |
| Arkansas | $56,630 | $46,180 | $96,190 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $56,520 | $48,080 | $78,590 |
| Kansas | $56,340 | $39,440 | $74,990 |
| South Carolina | $56,140 | $40,480 | $121,890 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $56,100 | $46,300 | $71,300 |
| North Carolina | $56,100 | $37,400 | $83,730 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $55,720 | $41,080 | $74,180 |
| Kentucky | $55,430 | $45,400 | $71,730 |
| High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $55,430 | $50,620 | $67,270 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $55,370 | $43,230 | $69,440 |
| Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $55,360 | $36,730 | $76,800 |
| Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $55,360 | $45,610 | $143,050 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $55,300 | $45,380 | $77,570 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $55,090 | $46,010 | $69,690 |
| West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $54,990 | $35,260 | $119,820 |
| Maine | $54,970 | $40,390 | $74,350 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $54,830 | $48,510 | $69,160 |
| Ohio | $54,460 | $29,130 | $95,840 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $54,180 | $42,570 | $77,280 |
| New Mexico | $54,060 | $35,870 | $76,800 |
| Texas | $53,850 | $42,570 | $79,840 |
| Georgia | $53,780 | $42,900 | $77,180 |
| Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $53,670 | $41,570 | $66,220 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $53,430 | $43,410 | $76,510 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $53,430 | $42,460 | $71,250 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $53,390 | $46,300 | $79,210 |
| Florida | $52,720 | $41,890 | $68,600 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $51,940 | $38,690 | $61,390 |
| Wichita, KS | $51,880 | $39,440 | $69,510 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $51,430 | $37,150 | $65,500 |
| Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $51,410 | $46,440 | $77,290 |
| Boise City, ID | $50,900 | $44,450 | $79,970 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $50,420 | $41,600 | $59,080 |
| Idaho | $50,330 | $41,980 | $79,970 |
| Springfield, MO | $50,220 | $40,250 | $64,920 |
| Tennessee | $50,160 | $37,080 | $74,860 |
| Missouri | $50,070 | $39,970 | $67,920 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $49,970 | $37,320 | $78,260 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $49,720 | $48,880 | $66,140 |
| Nebraska | $49,460 | $45,650 | $63,040 |
| Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $49,360 | $39,130 | $81,920 |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $49,260 | $45,400 | $60,430 |
| Oklahoma | $48,980 | $42,970 | $133,550 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $48,080 | $39,970 | $75,230 |
| Knoxville, TN | $47,470 | $36,720 | $77,000 |
| South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $47,460 | $47,070 | $62,510 |
| Tulsa, OK | $47,430 | $44,930 | $146,530 |
| West Virginia | $46,920 | $38,490 | $63,370 |
| Ogden, UT | $46,710 | $43,080 | $58,730 |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $46,110 | $37,590 | $95,390 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $45,370 | $45,370 | $70,690 |
| West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $42,270 | $32,720 | $58,690 |
| Wilmington, NC | $41,810 | $34,180 | $82,140 |
| Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $35,410 | $32,060 | $77,980 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas make?▾
The median annual salary for a Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas is $59,600, with a typical range of $44,450 – $87,760 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas?▾
Entry-level Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas positions typically start around $44,450 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gass earn the most?▾
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gass tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.