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          Wages for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in TEXAS

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $21.37 $23.99 $28.94 $34.83 $40.29
          Yearly $44,460 $49,900 $60,190 $72,450 $83,800
          Texas Hourly $18.85 $23.26 $28.22 $32.29 $38.54
          Yearly $39,210 $48,390 $58,700 $67,160 $80,170
          Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.58 $24.10 $29.17 $34.83 $39.84
          Yearly $38,650 $50,140 $60,670 $72,450 $82,860
          College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.00 $18.00 $25.00 $30.75 $37.34
          Yearly $37,440 $37,440 $52,000 $63,960 $77,670
          North Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $17.02 $23.26 $28.33 $35.00 $38.15
          Yearly $35,400 $48,390 $58,930 $72,800 $79,350
          Midland, TX Metro Area Hourly $19.56 $28.07 $30.64 $31.45 $33.94
          Yearly $40,690 $58,380 $63,730 $65,420 $70,590
          Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area Hourly $19.43 $23.42 $27.87 $30.43 $38.54
          Yearly $40,410 $48,710 $57,970 $63,290 $80,170
          Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.85 $23.83 $29.59 $35.34 $37.26
          Yearly $39,210 $49,560 $61,550 $73,500 $77,500
          San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.85 $23.33 $27.81 $29.53 $39.11
          Yearly $39,210 $48,530 $57,840 $61,410 $81,340
          Odessa, 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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          Tyler, 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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          Killeen-Temple, 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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          San Angelo, TX Metro Area 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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          Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Abilene, 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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          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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          Border Region of Texas Balance of State 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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          Lubbock, 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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          Northwestern Region of Texas Balance of State 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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