Highest-paying Cities for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

The top 100 highest paying cities for earth drillers, except oil and gas (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of earth drillers, except oil and gas in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $90,180, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is the highest paying city for earth drillers, except oil and gas. It is followed by Gary, Indiana (average annual salary $87,880). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of earth drillers, except oil and gas in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$90,180	$51,220	200
2	Gary, Indiana	$87,880	$42,200	70
3	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$79,240	$32,730	40
4	Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$71,550	$57,760	30
5	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$71,320	$46,380	80
6	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$69,350	$42,880	n/a
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$69,120	$43,310	150
8	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$66,260	$34,780	50
9	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$65,940	$38,330	160
10	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$65,630	$42,200	460
11	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$65,520	$35,720	n/a
12	Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$65,120	$42,020	80
13	Tacoma, Washington	$64,930	$52,860	50
14	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$63,920	$42,460	70
15	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$63,600	$43,660	40
16	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$62,750	$34,880	120
17	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$61,910	$45,270	170
18	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$61,480	$49,720	40
19	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$61,440	$41,680	60
20	Evansville, Kentucky	$61,310	$54,970	30
21	Kansas City, Missouri	$60,740	$37,990	n/a
22	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$60,470	$37,890	650
23	Dayton, Ohio	$59,510	$53,540	n/a
24	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$59,360	$27,620	40
25	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$58,990	$48,970	80
26	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$58,850	$24,210	n/a
27	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$57,890	$39,100	80
28	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$57,880	$29,180	50
29	Camden, New Jersey	$57,870	$34,430	60
30	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$57,820	$46,250	n/a
31	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$57,730	$39,050	30
32	North Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$57,670	$44,980	50
33	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$57,480	$37,190	510
34	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$57,130	$42,760	30
35	Madison, Wisconsin	$57,020	$39,820	n/a
36	Honolulu, Hawaii	$57,010	$38,980	30
37	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$57,010	$38,460	60
38	Anchorage, Alaska	$56,830	$48,650	60
39	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$56,810	$42,400	100
40	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$55,470	$47,940	n/a
41	Eastern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$55,440	$41,580	50
42	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$55,370	$39,500	160
43	Idaho Falls, Idaho	$55,330	$32,390	30
44	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$54,940	$32,420	n/a
45	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$54,890	$39,410	170
46	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$54,840	$35,370	90
47	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$54,610	$41,520	80
48	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$54,420	$41,240	70
49	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$54,070	$43,620	n/a
50	Duluth, Wisconsin	$53,910	$37,780	70
51	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$53,290	$36,790	400
52	Memphis, Tennessee	$53,060	$29,460	40
53	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$52,550	$27,600	n/a
54	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$52,350	$34,300	60
55	Spokane, Washington	$52,290	$31,140	40
56	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$52,130	$35,400	60
57	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$52,030	$33,390	50
58	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$51,970	$40,600	140
59	Salem, Oregon	$51,880	$35,100	100
60	Worcester, Massachusetts	$51,810	$42,480	n/a
61	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$51,690	$27,420	50
62	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$51,550	$36,610	n/a
63	Billings, Montana	$51,280	$34,930	40
64	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$51,280	$41,850	40
65	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$51,090	$41,610	30
66	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$51,010	$34,820	500
67	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$50,390	$27,670	150
68	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$50,300	$35,460	70
69	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$49,680	$42,300	60
70	Fresno, California	$49,220	$32,720	100
71	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$49,170	$42,110	60
72	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$49,130	$34,640	650
73	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$48,960	$41,870	60
74	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$48,810	$37,630	40
75	Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$48,310	$26,680	90
76	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$48,010	$39,080	n/a
77	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$47,980	$35,280	50
78	Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$47,980	$38,240	40
79	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$47,970	$41,500	50
80	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$47,910	$40,400	280
81	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$47,810	$24,900	40
82	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$47,790	$36,940	30
83	Richmond, Virginia	$47,740	$36,230	110
84	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$47,330	$34,210	150
85	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$47,310	$30,630	40
86	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$47,250	$33,820	50
87	Yuba City, California	$47,240	$40,260	50
88	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	$47,230	$35,880	30
89	Reading, Pennsylvania	$47,150	$39,490	40
90	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$46,840	$41,060	160
91	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$46,800	$33,870	70
92	Rochester, New York	$46,630	$36,060	n/a
93	Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$46,570	$39,320	n/a
94	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$46,330	$33,800	150
95	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$46,330	$40,710	30
96	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$46,160	$33,120	60
97	Tucson, Arizona	$46,130	$35,630	70
98	Southeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$46,090	$41,420	30
99	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$46,020	$34,640	160
100	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$46,010	$35,610	170

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