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 Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas in UNITED STATES

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          2025
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          United States Hourly $20.86 $23.98 $28.18 $34.43 $39.33
          Yearly $43,380 $49,880 $58,620 $71,610 $81,800
          Alaska Hourly $30.00 $30.05 $37.53 $42.21 $44.95
          Yearly $62,400 $62,500 $78,050 $87,790 $93,490
          California Hourly $25.37 $25.37 $26.67 $33.13 $34.36
          Yearly $52,760 $52,770 $55,480 $68,920 $71,470
          Utah Hourly $26.27 $26.27 $27.39 $37.11 $37.95
          Yearly $54,640 $54,640 $56,980 $77,190 $78,940
          Illinois Hourly $15.24 $18.22 $22.07 $22.45 $26.53
          Yearly $31,690 $37,900 $45,900 $46,690 $55,180
          Louisiana Hourly $22.01 $23.59 $41.82 $45.45 $47.52
          Yearly $45,770 $49,070 $86,980 $94,540 $98,840
          Arkansas Hourly $23.47 $23.61 $24.07 $27.16 $29.55
          Yearly $48,820 $49,120 $50,070 $56,490 $61,450
          West Virginia Hourly $22.91 $23.81 $24.35 $34.32 $35.00
          Yearly $47,660 $49,520 $50,640 $71,390 $72,800
          Colorado Hourly $22.81 $26.52 $31.12 $37.07 $38.14
          Yearly $47,450 $55,150 $64,730 $77,110 $79,330
          Wyoming Hourly $30.48 $30.77 $36.90 $37.29 $40.38
          Yearly $63,400 $64,000 $76,750 $77,570 $83,990
          Florida Hourly $23.76 $31.21 $31.23 $39.13 $39.13
          Yearly $49,420 $64,910 $64,950 $81,390 $81,390
          Ohio Hourly $19.05 $20.30 $24.35 $28.49 $30.38
          Yearly $39,610 $42,230 $50,650 $59,250 $63,180
          Mississippi Hourly $17.95 $18.13 $22.76 $25.37 $37.39
          Yearly $37,340 $37,710 $47,340 $52,760 $77,760
          Oklahoma Hourly $23.54 $24.23 $28.01 $30.69 $33.00
          Yearly $48,960 $50,400 $58,270 $63,840 $68,640
          Texas Hourly $21.08 $23.92 $26.97 $32.72 $35.91
          Yearly $43,840 $49,760 $56,100 $68,060 $74,690
          North Dakota Hourly $30.47 $32.87 $34.55 $36.90 $38.48
          Yearly $63,380 $68,360 $71,850 $76,760 $80,040
          Pennsylvania Hourly $27.08 $28.05 $28.71 $28.71 $28.71
          Yearly $56,330 $58,340 $59,720 $59,720 $59,720
          Michigan Hourly $21.45 $21.61 $21.72 $23.79 $28.63
          Yearly $44,620 $44,950 $45,180 $49,490 $59,560
          New Mexico Hourly $15.22 $23.40 $28.64 $34.52 $35.96
          Yearly $31,670 $48,680 $59,570 $71,810 $74,800
          Alabama Hourly $17.43 $17.85 $23.72 $28.92 $29.78
          Yearly $36,260 $37,130 $49,350 $60,160 $61,950
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