How much do Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas make in Flint, MI?

Percentile spread

For Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas, the published 10th percentile is $49,790 and the 90th percentile is $77,120. The difference is $27,330, which is 38.1% 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 $60,420 to the 75th at $76,720, covers $16,300.

The mean annual wage is $67,110, which sits below the median of $71,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Flint, MI median is 19% higher than the national median of $60,190 for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas. In 2024 national prices the local median is $77,015, which is 28% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.5% higher than the Michigan median of $62,570.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Flint, MI is 93.034, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $71,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas at $77,015 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas. Flint, MI ranks 2nd of 6 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).).

• Saginaw, MI is 28 miles away, with a median of $72,800 and employment of 30. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,096, against $77,015 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 50 miles away, with a median of $63,440 and employment of 30. That median is 11.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,785, against $77,015 here.
• Jackson, MI is 65 miles away, with a median of $60,270 and employment of 50. That median is 15.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,669, against $77,015 here.

Employment share

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Flint, MI (30 of 135,040). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.78 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.