Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · SOC 47-5023
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas Salary in the Tulsa Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Tulsa, OK metro area
Figures describe the Tulsa, OK metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Tulsa city limits.
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in the Tulsa, OK metro area earned a median of $55,390 per year ($26.63 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $46,300 at the 10th percentile to $77,030 at the 90th. BLS estimates 60 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in the Tulsa metro area earn more than $55,390 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $48,520 and $59,630.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $46,300 | $48,520 | $55,390 | $59,630 | $77,030 |
| Hourly | $22.26 | $23.33 | $26.63 | $28.67 | $37.03 |
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
- Tulsa metro areathis metro area$55,390 median for Tulsa metro area; middle half earns $48,520 to $59,630
- Oklahomastate (OK)$54,180 median for Oklahoma; middle half earns $48,160 to $59,270
- 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 +2% vs Oklahoma overall and −8% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Tulsa metro area has the 67th-highest published median for this occupation among the 82 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Oklahoma
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.
- Tulsa metro areathis page$55,390 median for Tulsa metro area; middle half earns $48,520 to $59,630
- $57,400 median for Oklahoma City metro area; middle half earns $48,540 to $68,130
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 Tulsa Metro
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.