SOC 47-5023 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas make in Eugene-Springfield, OR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in Eugene-Springfield, OR is $51,200. The 10th percentile is $46,080 and the 90th percentile is $74,670. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$51,200

10th percentile
$46,080
25th percentile
$46,080
Median
$51,200
75th percentile
$61,740
90th percentile
$74,670
Mean
$56,170

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas, the published 10th percentile is $46,080 and the 90th percentile is $74,670. The difference is $28,590, which is 55.8% 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 $46,080 to the 75th at $61,740, covers $15,660.

The mean annual wage is $56,170, which sits above the median of $51,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Eugene-Springfield, OR median is 14.9% lower than the national median of $60,190 for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,410, which is 16.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.1% lower than the Oregon median of $64,920.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eugene-Springfield, OR is 101.568, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas at $50,410 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 Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas. Eugene-Springfield, OR ranks 4th 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).).

  • Salem, OR is 67 miles away, with a median of $62,510 and employment of 90. That median is 22.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,309, against $50,410 here.
  • Bend, OR is 101 miles away, with a median of $63,490 and employment of 40. That median is 24% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,280, against $50,410 here.
  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 117 miles away, with a median of $73,560 and employment of 210. That median is 43.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,777, against $50,410 here.

Employment share

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Eugene-Springfield, OR (60 of 157,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.04 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Eugene-Springfield, OR · Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas make in Eugene-Springfield, OR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in Eugene-Springfield, OR is $51,200. The 10th percentile is $46,080 and the 90th percentile is $74,670. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas?

The local median is 14.9% lower than the national median of $60,190.

What is Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas pay in Eugene-Springfield, OR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eugene-Springfield, OR is 101.568, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $51,200 is $50,410. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Eugene-Springfield, OR compare with nearby metros for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas?

Salem, OR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 67 miles away, at $62,510. Eugene-Springfield, OR ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.