Roustabouts, Oil and Gas · SOC 47-5071
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Roustabouts, Oil and Gass
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for roustabouts, oil and gas. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 25 of 40 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $71,280 | 40 | 0.1 |
| 2 | Columbus, OH | $66,940 | 60 | 0.1 |
| 3 | Jackson, MS | $60,410 | 60 | 0.2 |
| 4 | Wichita, KS | $57,600 | 90 | 0.3 |
| 5 | Tyler, TX | $55,000 | 250 | 2.2 |
| 6 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $52,640 | 240 | 0.7 |
| 7 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $52,320 | 70 | 0.1 |
| 8 | Traverse City, MI | $51,720 | 100 | 1.4 |
| 9 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $51,230 | 60 | 1.1 |
| 10 | Minot, ND | $50,490 | 220 | 6.7 |
| 11 | Lafayette, LA | $49,970 | 910 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Oklahoma City, OK | $49,930 | 800 | 1.2 |
| 13 | Farmington, NM | $48,970 | 210 | 4.4 |
| 14 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $48,790 | 120 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Greeley, CO | $48,540 | 910 | 7.6 |
| 16 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $48,030 | 1,740 | 0.4 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh, PA | $47,830 | 800 | 0.7 |
| 18 | Cheyenne, WY | $47,780 | 110 | 2.2 |
| 19 | Grand Junction, CO | $47,720 | 130 | 2.0 |
| 20 | Victoria, TX | $47,650 | 220 | 5.7 |
| 21 | Tulsa, OK | $47,540 | 220 | 0.5 |
| 22 | Casper, WY | $47,270 | 230 | 5.8 |
| 23 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $47,260 | 5,850 | 1.8 |
| 24 | Midland, TX | $47,180 | 3,940 | 32.3 |
| 25 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $46,060 | 350 | 4.2 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Roustabouts, Oil and Gas overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.