Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · SOC 47-5023
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas Salary in the Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in the Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $57,350 per year ($27.57 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $41,180 at the 10th percentile to $120,850 at the 90th. BLS estimates 40 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in the Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area earn more than $57,350 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $52,760 and $61,360.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $41,180 | $52,760 | $57,350 | $61,360 | $120,850 |
| Hourly | $19.80 | $25.37 | $27.57 | $29.50 | $58.10 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$57,350 median for Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $52,760 to $61,360
- Pennsylvaniastate$57,400 median for Pennsylvania; middle half earns $51,390 to $63,920
- United Statesnational$60,190 median for United States; middle half earns $49,900 to $72,450
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is about the same vs Pennsylvania overall and −5% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Pennsylvania
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for earth drillers, except oil and gas, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areathis page$57,350 median for Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $52,760 to $61,360
- $64,360 median for Philadelphia metro area; middle half earns $52,020 to $76,220
- $58,390 median for Scranton metro area; middle half earns $49,450 to $60,470
- $57,870 median for Lancaster metro area; middle half earns $52,170 to $62,690
- $57,040 median for Pittsburgh metro area; middle half earns $50,880 to $65,350
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for earth drillers, except oil and gass · Highest-paying occupations in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.