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

How much do Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas make in Jacksonville, FL?

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 Jacksonville, FL is $56,150. The 10th percentile is $44,720 and the 90th percentile is $63,180. Employment is 180.

Median annual wage

$56,150

10th percentile
$44,720
25th percentile
$46,790
Median
$56,150
75th percentile
$58,240
90th percentile
$63,180
Mean
$54,490

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 $44,720 and the 90th percentile is $63,180. The difference is $18,460, which is 32.9% 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 $46,790 to the 75th at $58,240, covers $11,450.

The mean annual wage is $54,490, which sits below the median of $56,150. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jacksonville, FL median is 6.7% lower than the national median of $60,190 for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,441, which is 6.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.5% higher than the Florida median of $55,320.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jacksonville, FL is 99.484, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas at $56,441 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. Jacksonville, FL ranks 2nd 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).).

  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 127 miles away, with a median of $55,610 and employment of 230. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,832, against $56,441 here.
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 153 miles away, with a median of $56,120 and employment of 160. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,625, against $56,441 here.
  • Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 158 miles away, with a median of $57,920. That median is 3.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,625, against $56,441 here.

Employment share

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Jacksonville, FL (180 of 765,930). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.88 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 Jacksonville, FL · 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 Jacksonville, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in Jacksonville, FL is $56,150. The 10th percentile is $44,720 and the 90th percentile is $63,180. Employment is 180.

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

The local median is 6.7% lower than the national median of $60,190.

What is Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas pay in Jacksonville, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jacksonville, FL is 99.484, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $56,150 is $56,441. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Jacksonville, FL compare with nearby metros for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas?

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 127 miles away, at $55,610. Jacksonville, FL ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.