Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas · SOC 47-5012
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas Salary in the Wichita Falls Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Wichita Falls, TX metro area
Figures describe the Wichita Falls, TX metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Wichita Falls city limits.
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas in the Wichita Falls, TX metro area earned a median of $57,700 per year ($27.74 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $46,580 at the 10th percentile to $78,000 at the 90th. BLS estimates 40 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas in the Wichita Falls metro area earn more than $57,700 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $47,500 and $73,070.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $46,580 | $47,500 | $57,700 | $73,070 | $78,000 |
| Hourly | $22.40 | $22.84 | $27.74 | $35.13 | $37.50 |
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
- Wichita Falls metro areathis metro area$57,700 median for Wichita Falls metro area; middle half earns $47,500 to $73,070
- Texasstate (TX)$77,840 median for Texas; middle half earns $60,770 to $86,630
- United Statesnational$67,890 median for United States; middle half earns $53,810 to $81,360
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −26% vs Texas overall and −15% 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 Wichita Falls metro area has the 13th-highest published median for this occupation among the 18 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 Texas
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for rotary drill operators, oil and gas, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Wichita Falls metro areathis page$57,700 median for Wichita Falls metro area; middle half earns $47,500 to $73,070
- $81,360 median for Dallas metro area; middle half earns $63,310 to $90,910
- $79,640 median for Tyler metro area; middle half earns $74,370 to $79,640
- $79,450 median for Houston metro area; middle half earns $65,240 to $99,240
- $78,260 median for Midland metro area; middle half earns $64,650 to $86,630
- $63,310 median for San Antonio metro area; middle half earns $49,040 to $79,080
- $59,560 median for Odessa metro area; middle half earns $44,930 to $78,720
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 rotary drill operators, oil and gass · Highest-paying occupations in Wichita Falls 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.