Average Rotary Drill Operators, Oil And Gas Salary in Oklahoma

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil And Gas in Oklahoma earn a median annual salary of $65,080, which is +0.1% compared to the national median. There are 1,570 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Oklahoma (state).

$65,080

Oklahoma median annual wage

$31/hour median

+0.1%

Difference vs national median

National median is $65,010

1,570

Local employment

0.9 jobs per 1,000 workers

10.96

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $45,510
25th: $55,600
Median: $65,080
75th: $78,150
90th: $82,680

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Oklahoma, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

87.8%

Exact state RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$74,087

Goods: 93.8%
Services: 73.9%
Rents: 62.8%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
California	$99,470	Compare	410
Alaska	$86,750	Compare	170
New Mexico	$85,540	Compare	650
Minnesota	$79,760	Compare	50
Alabama	$77,240	Compare	90
Colorado	$76,290	Compare	200

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Oklahoma

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Pediatricians, General	$226,150	0.33
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$222,150	1.14
Family Medicine Physicians	$219,220	2.35
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$208,000	N/A
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$178,900	0.40
Dentists, General	$161,780	0.92
Chemical Engineers	$160,990	0.86
Obstetricians And Gynecologists	$156,030	N/A

Oklahoma has salary data for 708 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Pediatricians, General.

Historical series

Trend for Rotary Drill Operators, Oil And Gas in Oklahoma

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Rotary Drill Operators, Oil And Gas are projected to change by +0.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 1,200 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.