Pay by state · 43 states
Rigger Salary by State (2026)
Riggers earn the most in New York at $105,600 a year and the least in New Mexico at $37,440 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $62,640. All 43 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $105,600New York
- National median
- $62,640BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $37,440New Mexico
- States reporting
- 43of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Rigger salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of riggers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYNew York | $105,600 | $76,440 | $123,210 | 650 | $97,849 |
| 2 | OROregon | $94,470 | $66,130 | $127,020 | 290 | $91,398 |
| 3 | UTUtah | $93,640 | $83,560 | $97,850 | 490 | $94,716 |
| 4 | MDMaryland | $91,420 | $65,100 | $95,540 | 230 | $87,101 |
| 5 | MNMinnesota | $87,120 | $68,790 | $100,960 | 190 | $88,338 |
| 6 | CACalifornia | $85,730 | $67,180 | $102,050 | 2,260 | $77,430 |
| 7 | HIHawaii | $84,410 | $71,240 | $90,830 | 170 | $76,771 |
| 8 | NJNew Jersey | $82,130 | $58,560 | $103,880 | 200 | $75,484 |
| 9 | ILIllinois | $81,860 | $68,210 | $83,290 | 120 | $81,894 |
| 10 | NVNevada | $81,720 | $70,350 | $87,360 | 860 | $81,737 |
| 11 | NDNorth Dakota | $77,890 | $74,830 | $169,480 | 140 | $87,557 |
| 12 | WAWashington | $77,100 | $64,000 | $95,560 | 910 | $72,047 |
| 13 | COColorado | $73,720 | $64,530 | $85,260 | 310 | $71,537 |
| 14 | IDIdaho | $72,850 | $71,440 | $84,390 | 60 | $76,288 |
| 15 | CTConnecticut | $67,560 | $55,850 | $79,830 | 350 | $65,206 |
| 16 | GAGeorgia | $67,200 | $58,750 | $91,860 | 700 | $69,787 |
| 17 | MEMaine | $64,910 | $62,480 | $73,430 | 330 | $66,883 |
| 18 | RIRhode Island | $64,260 | $51,980 | $81,540 | 160 | $62,828 |
| 19 | VAVirginia | $63,620 | $50,310 | $71,090 | 1,920 | $62,925 |
| 20 | MSMississippi | $63,390 | $63,130 | $63,390 | 320 | $72,901 |
| 21 | IAIowa | $62,400 | $47,080 | $63,540 | 200 | $71,101 |
| 22 | NENebraska | $61,080 | $47,250 | $77,270 | 100 | $67,789 |
| 23 | PAPennsylvania | $60,140 | $48,040 | $73,660 | 360 | $61,637 |
| 24 | ARArkansas | $59,680 | $39,680 | $121,200 | 120 | $68,647 |
| 25 | MIMichigan | $58,490 | $45,020 | $62,590 | 380 | $60,790 |
| 26 | OHOhio | $58,380 | $43,320 | $76,280 | 290 | $62,927 |
| 27 | AKAlaska | $58,010 | $58,010 | $71,870 | 40 | $56,673 |
| 28 | ALAlabama | $57,980 | $42,020 | $60,670 | 460 | $65,276 |
| 29 | NCNorth Carolina | $56,640 | $50,700 | $61,940 | 440 | $60,047 |
| 30 | MOMissouri | $54,190 | $42,020 | $75,550 | 190 | $59,669 |
| 31 | MAMassachusetts | $53,500 | $45,850 | $64,690 | 240 | $50,588 |
| 32 | FLFlorida | $52,390 | $46,840 | $62,640 | 910 | $50,660 |
| 33 | AZArizona | $52,370 | $51,690 | $63,020 | 250 | $52,018 |
| 34 | TXTexas | $51,980 | $45,820 | $74,610 | 3,770 | $53,556 |
| 35 | SCSouth Carolina | $51,020 | $45,390 | $61,430 | 470 | $54,422 |
| 36 | KYKentucky | $50,270 | $44,870 | $62,280 | N/A | $55,757 |
| 37 | WIWisconsin | $49,640 | $47,250 | $65,820 | 170 | $52,755 |
| 38 | OKOklahoma | $48,490 | $40,670 | $55,360 | 300 | $55,201 |
| 39 | TNTennessee | $47,180 | $38,740 | $49,330 | 310 | $51,355 |
| 40 | INIndiana | $46,090 | $40,710 | $53,290 | 330 | $49,384 |
| 41 | LALouisiana | $43,660 | $35,910 | $58,840 | 1,840 | $49,497 |
| 42 | KSKansas | $41,060 | $30,120 | $46,610 | 40 | $45,588 |
| 43 | NMNew Mexico | $37,440 | $37,440 | $47,510 | 230 | $40,602 |
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 Riggers, that changes the ranking: New York leads on raw pay at $105,600, while New York leads once prices are taken into account at $97,849.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Rigger pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Riggers the most?
New York reports the highest median wage for Riggers at $105,600 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Oregon ($94,470) and Utah ($93,640).
Which state pays Riggers the least?
New Mexico reports the lowest median for Riggers at $37,440 a year, $68,160 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Riggers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts New York first at $97,849 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $105,600. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.