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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in TEXAS

      Location Pay
      Period
      2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $19.50 $23.00 $27.24 $32.55 $39.56
      Yearly $40,560 $47,840 $56,660 $67,700 $82,280
      Texas Hourly $18.73 $22.17 $24.48 $28.45 $36.75
      Yearly $38,960 $46,110 $50,920 $59,180 $76,450
      Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area Hourly $22.25 $23.67 $27.37 $31.59 $48.87
      Yearly $46,280 $49,220 $56,940 $65,710 $101,660
      Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.67 $22.57 $26.06 $29.25 $34.11
      Yearly $38,830 $46,940 $54,200 $60,830 $70,940
      San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area Hourly $19.30 $21.15 $23.91 $27.42 $41.36
      Yearly $40,150 $44,000 $49,740 $57,040 $86,040
      Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.75 $21.79 $23.87 $28.39 $36.75
      Yearly $39,000 $45,330 $49,650 $59,060 $76,450
      Amarillo, TX Metro Area Hourly $19.47 $22.81 $22.99 $27.75 $34.02
      Yearly $40,490 $47,440 $47,830 $57,710 $70,770
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $17.62 $19.66 $22.94 $25.12 $29.43
      Yearly $36,640 $40,890 $47,710 $52,250 $61,210
      Abilene, TX Metro Area 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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      Big Thicket Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Border Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Brownsville-Harlingen, 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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      Corpus Christi, 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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      Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Laredo, TX 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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      Lubbock, 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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      Midland, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      North Texas Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Odessa, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      San Angelo, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Sherman-Denison, 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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      Tyler, 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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      Waco, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      West Texas Region of Texas Balance of State 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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