How much do Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Percentile spread

For Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas, the published 10th percentile is $57,460 and the 90th percentile is $115,740. The difference is $58,280, which is 65.3% 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 $76,760 to the 75th at $106,320, covers $29,560.

The mean annual wage is $89,050, which sits below the median of $89,300. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median is 48.4% higher than the national median of $60,190 for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas. In 2024 national prices the local median is $80,354, which is 33.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.9% higher than the Washington median of $80,490.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $89,300 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas at $80,354 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. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 1st 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).).

• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $73,560 and employment of 210. That median is 17.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,777, against $80,354 here.
• Salem, OR is 186 miles away, with a median of $62,510 and employment of 90. That median is 30% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,309, against $80,354 here.
• Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 198 miles away, with a median of $71,280 and employment of 40. That median is 20.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,034, against $80,354 here.

Employment share

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (90 of 2,086,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.34 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.