Average Roustabouts, Oil And Gas Salary in Greeley, CO

Roustabouts, Oil And Gas in Greeley, CO earn a median annual salary of $48,050, which is +1.1% compared to the national median. There are 870 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Greeley, CO (metro area).

$48,050

Greeley, CO median annual wage

$23/hour median

+1.1%

Difference vs national median

National median is $47,510

870

Local employment

7.6 jobs per 1,000 workers

25.71

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $40,050
25th: $46,190
Median: $48,050
75th: $50,170
90th: $57,690

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 Greeley, CO, 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

100.2%

Exact metro RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$47,966

Goods: 96.1%
Services: 82.0%
Rents: 112.6%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$67,430	Compare	30
Columbus, OH	$65,330	Compare	90
Anchorage, AK	$57,620	Compare	140
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$56,630	Compare	220
Tyler, TX	$53,030	Compare	240
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$51,740	Compare	40

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 Greeley, CO

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Architectural And Engineering Managers	$173,880	0.51
Financial Managers	$170,290	0.51
Sales Managers	$167,360	0.56
Marketing Managers	$166,540	0.50
Computer And Information Systems Managers	$162,920	0.47
Management Analysts	$157,440	N/A
Purchasing Managers	$147,440	0.79
Pharmacists	$146,700	0.52

Greeley, CO has salary data for 349 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Architectural And Engineering Managers.

Historical series

Trend for Roustabouts, Oil And Gas in Greeley, CO

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Roustabouts, Oil And Gas are projected to change by +2.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 4,300 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.