SOC 47-5011 · Area 4800001 · May 2025
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $45,670 | $21.96 |
| 25th percentile | $48,020 | $23.09 |
| Median | $50,710 | $24.38 |
| 75th percentile | $53,130 | $25.54 |
| 90th percentile | $61,880 | $29.75 |
| Average | $51,870 | $24.94 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 640. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $48,020 to $53,130 in 2025, a span of $5,110.
The area median is $5,390 (9.6%) below Texas's $56,100 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 10 other published areas
- This area's median is $3,240 (6.8%) above the $47,470 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $3,020 (6.3%) above the $47,690 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $1,830 (3.7%) above the $48,880 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $60 (0.1%) above the $50,650 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $260 (0.5%) below the $50,970 median in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $790 (1.5%) below the $51,500 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $2,420 (4.6%) below the $53,130 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $5,410 (9.6%) below the $56,120 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is $12,200 (19.4%) below the $62,910 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $12,480 (19.7%) below the $63,190 median in Tyler, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
- Andrews County
- Bailey County
- Baylor County
- Borden County
- Brewster County
- Briscoe County
- Castro County
- Childress County
- Collingsworth County
- Cottle County
- Crane County
- Crockett County
- Culberson County
- Dallam County
- Dawson County
- Deaf Smith County
- Dickens County
- Donley County
- Fisher County
- Floyd County
- Foard County
- Gaines County
- Glasscock County
- Gray County
- Hale County
- Hall County
- Hansford County
- Hardeman County
- Hartley County
- Haskell County
- Hemphill County
- Howard County
- Hutchinson County
- Jeff Davis County
- Kent County
- King County
- Knox County
- Lamb County
- Lipscomb County
- Loving County
- Mitchell County
- Moore County
- Motley County
- Nolan County
- Ochiltree County
- Parmer County
- Pecos County
- Presidio County
- Reagan County
- Reeves County
- Roberts County
- Scurry County
- Shackelford County
- Sherman County
- Stonewall County
- Swisher County
- Terrell County
- Terry County
- Throckmorton County
- Upton County
- Ward County
- Wheeler County
- Wilbarger County
- Winkler County
- Yoakum County
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