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Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas salaries across 26 states

$63,676
National Average (Median)
$85,470
Highest: Alaska
$37,700
Lowest: Arkansas

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas Salary by State

Compare Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$37,700
$85,470

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $67,400 AK $85,470 AZ $62,920 AR $37,700 CA $65,520 CO $79,830 FL $61,970 KS $60,600 KY $38,520 LA $49,410 MI $54,020 MS $67,290 NE $79,140 NM $82,780 NY $67,000 NC $57,760 ND $71,280 OH $63,600 OK $55,160 PA $61,780 TN $58,780 TX $77,840 UT $70,400 VA $61,410 WV $57,020 WY $61,000

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Alaska
$85,470
#2
New Mexico
$82,780
#3
Colorado
$79,830
#4
Nebraska
$79,140
#5
Texas
$77,840

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas Salary in All 26 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Alaska $85,470 $94,040 130
2 New Mexico $82,780 $80,120 580
3 Colorado $79,830 $77,110 110
4 Nebraska $79,140 $73,900 40
5 Texas $77,840 $78,700 5,980
6 North Dakota $71,280 $79,670 230
7 Utah $70,400 $69,480 N/A
8 Alabama $67,400 $74,520 40
9 Mississippi $67,290 $62,420 130
10 New York $67,000 $74,440 50
11 California $65,520 $79,290 460
12 Ohio $63,600 $64,970 290
13 Arizona $62,920 $64,700 30
14 Florida $61,970 $65,060 180
15 Pennsylvania $61,780 $68,660 390
16 Virginia $61,410 $62,470 110
17 Wyoming $61,000 $69,970 200
18 Kansas $60,600 $57,710 130
19 Tennessee $58,780 $62,480 40
20 North Carolina $57,760 $58,370 50
21 West Virginia $57,020 $57,540 240
22 Oklahoma $55,160 $60,770 1,700
23 Michigan $54,020 $60,310 70
24 Louisiana $49,410 $55,220 910
25 Kentucky $38,520 $41,720 30
26 Arkansas $37,700 $45,870 70

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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