Pay by state · 48 states
Earth Driller, Except Oil and Gas Salary by State (2026)
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas earn the most in Washington at $80,490 a year and the least in Maine at $45,560 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $60,190. All 48 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $80,490Washington
- National median
- $60,190BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $45,560Maine
- States reporting
- 48of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Earth Driller, Except Oil and Gas salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of earth drillers, except oil and gas OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAWashington | $80,490 | $61,920 | $100,000 | 210 | $75,215 |
| 2 | AKAlaska | $80,040 | $61,770 | $94,600 | 290 | $78,195 |
| 3 | ILIllinois | $79,080 | $67,820 | $103,480 | 330 | $79,113 |
| 4 | NJNew Jersey | $77,950 | $64,600 | $94,490 | 400 | $71,642 |
| 5 | MTMontana | $71,470 | $60,760 | $77,210 | 180 | $75,514 |
| 6 | WIWisconsin | $68,320 | $59,860 | $77,750 | 280 | $72,607 |
| 7 | CACalifornia | $66,910 | $58,870 | $79,420 | 1,630 | $60,432 |
| 8 | NHNew Hampshire | $66,410 | $53,340 | $81,180 | 80 | $63,755 |
| 9 | CTConnecticut | $65,710 | $61,490 | $69,050 | 140 | $63,421 |
| 10 | KSKansas | $65,600 | $49,870 | $76,010 | 80 | $72,834 |
| 11 | OROregon | $64,920 | $59,280 | $76,790 | 510 | $62,809 |
| 12 | COColorado | $64,820 | $59,220 | $81,390 | 280 | $62,900 |
| 13 | WYWyoming | $64,450 | $54,210 | $67,710 | 90 | $69,532 |
| 14 | MAMassachusetts | $64,180 | $54,510 | $74,770 | 130 | $60,686 |
| 15 | MNMinnesota | $63,790 | $50,650 | $77,340 | 340 | $64,682 |
| 16 | INIndiana | $62,750 | $55,190 | $70,810 | 440 | $67,235 |
| 17 | MIMichigan | $62,570 | $56,710 | $74,780 | 850 | $65,030 |
| 18 | NDNorth Dakota | $62,570 | $48,510 | $78,990 | 110 | $70,336 |
| 19 | SCSouth Carolina | $61,500 | $47,100 | $78,240 | 120 | $65,601 |
| 20 | VTVermont | $61,420 | $60,400 | $76,800 | 70 | $62,700 |
| 21 | MDMaryland | $61,260 | $51,240 | $68,350 | 120 | $58,366 |
| 22 | NVNevada | $61,030 | $45,810 | $68,840 | 1,350 | $61,043 |
| 23 | OHOhio | $61,010 | $47,940 | $80,220 | 390 | $65,762 |
| 24 | NYNew York | $60,860 | $54,410 | $77,310 | 670 | $56,393 |
| 25 | MSMississippi | $60,680 | $45,070 | $76,060 | 250 | $69,785 |
| 26 | UTUtah | $60,490 | $48,820 | $69,640 | 310 | $61,185 |
| 27 | NENebraska | $60,200 | $49,660 | $63,150 | 210 | $66,812 |
| 28 | NMNew Mexico | $60,140 | $50,440 | $77,450 | 100 | $65,219 |
| 29 | AZArizona | $58,870 | $55,140 | $66,670 | 850 | $58,474 |
| 30 | TXTexas | $58,700 | $48,390 | $67,160 | 1,930 | $60,480 |
| 31 | TNTennessee | $58,670 | $47,620 | $64,670 | 450 | $63,862 |
| 32 | PAPennsylvania | $57,400 | $51,390 | $63,920 | 730 | $58,828 |
| 33 | NCNorth Carolina | $57,300 | $45,760 | $69,360 | 290 | $60,747 |
| 34 | DEDelaware | $57,160 | $52,760 | $60,800 | N/A | $57,270 |
| 35 | SDSouth Dakota | $57,160 | $51,980 | $60,760 | 80 | $64,525 |
| 36 | KYKentucky | $56,160 | $47,580 | $67,250 | 80 | $62,290 |
| 37 | LALouisiana | $55,690 | $47,690 | $65,220 | 190 | $63,136 |
| 38 | WVWest Virginia | $55,540 | $51,210 | $60,850 | 240 | $62,058 |
| 39 | VAVirginia | $55,470 | $47,890 | $64,150 | 440 | $54,864 |
| 40 | FLFlorida | $55,320 | $47,150 | $57,920 | 1,630 | $53,494 |
| 41 | IDIdaho | $54,830 | $47,100 | $63,930 | 450 | $57,417 |
| 42 | OKOklahoma | $54,180 | $48,160 | $59,270 | 250 | $61,678 |
| 43 | IAIowa | $54,000 | $49,220 | $61,020 | 190 | $61,530 |
| 44 | MOMissouri | $51,530 | $44,090 | $62,490 | 370 | $56,740 |
| 45 | GAGeorgia | $50,030 | $44,770 | $59,440 | 870 | $51,956 |
| 46 | ALAlabama | $46,440 | $44,980 | $48,950 | 170 | $52,284 |
| 47 | ARArkansas | $46,160 | $38,150 | $57,040 | 110 | $53,096 |
| 48 | MEMaine | $45,560 | $34,720 | $60,260 | 70 | $46,945 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas, that changes the ranking: Washington leads on raw pay at $80,490, while Illinois leads once prices are taken into account at $79,113.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Earth Driller, Except Oil and Gas pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas the most?
Washington reports the highest median wage for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas at $80,490 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Alaska ($80,040) and Illinois ($79,080).
Which state pays Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas the least?
Maine reports the lowest median for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas at $45,560 a year, $34,930 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Illinois first at $79,113 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $79,080. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.