Roustabouts, Oil and Gas · SOC 47-5071
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas Salary in the Lubbock Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Lubbock, TX metro area
Figures describe the Lubbock, TX metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Lubbock city limits.
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas in the Lubbock, TX metro area earned a median of $44,920 per year ($21.60 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $33,870 at the 10th percentile to $56,400 at the 90th. BLS estimates 450 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Roustabouts, Oil and Gas in the Lubbock metro area earn more than $44,920 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $36,690 and $48,480.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $33,870 | $36,690 | $44,920 | $48,480 | $56,400 |
| Hourly | $16.29 | $17.64 | $21.60 | $23.31 | $27.12 |
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
- Lubbock metro areathis metro area$44,920 median for Lubbock metro area; middle half earns $36,690 to $48,480
- Texasstate (TX)$45,950 median for Texas; middle half earns $37,930 to $53,720
- United Statesnational$46,960 median for United States; middle half earns $38,850 to $58,120
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −2% vs Texas overall and −4% 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 Lubbock metro area has the 31st-highest published median for this occupation among the 40 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 roustabouts, oil and gas, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Lubbock metro areathis page$44,920 median for Lubbock metro area; middle half earns $36,690 to $48,480
- $55,000 median for Tyler metro area; middle half earns $37,250 to $55,000
- $48,030 median for Dallas metro area; middle half earns $40,570 to $60,860
- $47,650 median for Victoria metro area; middle half earns $37,840 to $56,490
- $47,260 median for Houston metro area; middle half earns $39,730 to $59,070
- $47,180 median for Midland metro area; middle half earns $39,680 to $53,840
- $45,720 median for Wichita Falls metro area; middle half earns $36,810 to $50,270
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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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.