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          Wages for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas in TEXAS

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $20.86 $23.98 $28.18 $34.43 $39.33
          Yearly $43,380 $49,880 $58,620 $71,610 $81,800
          Texas Hourly $21.08 $23.92 $26.97 $32.72 $35.91
          Yearly $43,840 $49,760 $56,100 $68,060 $74,690
          Odessa, TX Metro Area Hourly $22.05 $24.52 $25.54 $29.43 $30.43
          Yearly $45,870 $51,010 $53,130 $61,220 $63,280
          Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area Hourly $21.72 $26.15 $30.25 $34.96 $40.16
          Yearly $45,180 $54,400 $62,910 $72,720 $83,530
          Lubbock, TX Metro Area Hourly $13.40 $13.40 $22.93 $27.56 $29.58
          Yearly $27,860 $27,860 $47,690 $57,320 $61,530
          Tyler, TX Metro Area Hourly $21.36 $30.38 $30.38 $30.38 $32.50
          Yearly $44,430 $63,190 $63,190 $63,190 $67,600
          North Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $17.36 $20.35 $22.82 $24.76 $28.34
          Yearly $36,100 $42,320 $47,470 $51,500 $58,940
          Border Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $23.59 $23.59 $24.50 $31.00 $31.48
          Yearly $49,080 $49,080 $50,970 $64,480 $65,480
          San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area Hourly $15.63 $20.86 $23.50 $24.61 $25.38
          Yearly $32,510 $43,380 $48,880 $51,190 $52,790
          Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $13.99 $21.96 $24.76 $24.76 $30.90
          Yearly $29,110 $45,670 $51,500 $51,500 $64,270
          Midland, TX Metro Area Hourly $24.15 $24.87 $26.98 $32.97 $34.12
          Yearly $50,230 $51,740 $56,120 $68,590 $70,970
          Abilene, TX Metro Area Hourly $19.92 $22.57 $24.35 $25.70 $25.70
          Yearly $41,430 $46,940 $50,650 $53,460 $53,460
          Northwestern Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $21.96 $23.09 $24.38 $25.54 $29.75
          Yearly $45,670 $48,020 $50,710 $53,130 $61,880
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          Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Longview, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Amarillo, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Eastern Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          El Paso, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Waco, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Victoria, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Eagle Pass, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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