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Average Roustabouts, Oil And Gas Salary in Traverse City, MI

Roustabouts, Oil And Gas in Traverse City, MI earn a median annual salary of $51,720, which is +10.1% compared to the national median. There are 100 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Traverse City, MI (metro area).

$51,720
Traverse City, MI median annual wage
$25/hour median
+10.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $46,960
100
Local employment
1.4 jobs per 1,000 workers
4.81
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$39,210
25th
$43,950
Median
$51,720
75th
$51,730
90th
$68,230

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 Traverse City, MI, 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
93.4%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$55,391
Goods: 93.7%
Services: 92.4%
Rents: 78.1%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $71,280 Compare 40
Columbus, OH $66,940 Compare 60
Jackson, MS $60,410 Compare 60
Wichita, KS $57,600 Compare 90
Tyler, TX $55,000 Compare 250
Bakersfield-Delano, CA $52,640 Compare 240

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 Traverse City, MI

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $280,490 0.70
Chief Executives $248,510 0.72
Dentists, General $171,740 1.46
Family Medicine Physicians $168,080 1.17
Pharmacists $143,050 1.04
Computer And Information Systems Managers $141,450 0.34
Marketing Managers $137,590 0.36
Architectural And Engineering Managers $136,170 0.77

Traverse City, MI has salary data for 296 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Roustabouts, Oil And Gas in Traverse City, MI

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.