How much do Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas make in Abilene, TX?

Percentile spread

For Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas, the published 10th percentile is $41,430 and the 90th percentile is $53,460. The difference is $12,030, which is 23.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $46,940 to the 75th at $53,460, covers $6,520.

The mean annual wage is $49,930, which sits below the median of $50,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Abilene, TX median is 13.6% lower than the national median of $58,620 for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,051, which is 4.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.7% lower than the Texas median of $56,100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Abilene, TX is 90.364, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas at $56,051 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas. Abilene, TX ranks 3rd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Midland, TX is 135 miles away, with a median of $56,120 and employment of 580. That median is 10.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,591, against $56,051 here.
• Lubbock, TX is 144 miles away, with a median of $47,690 and employment of 120. That median is 5.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,225, against $56,051 here.
• Odessa, TX is 170 miles away, with a median of $53,130 and employment of 390. That median is 4.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,584, against $56,051 here.

Employment share

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Abilene, TX (40 of 75,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (10,590 of 155,495,730). The local share is 7.82 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.