How much do Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas make in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas, the published 10th percentile is $43,680 and the 90th percentile is $72,610. The difference is $28,930, which is 50.9% 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 $51,230 to the 75th at $72,610, covers $21,380.

The mean annual wage is $62,730, which sits above the median of $56,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ median is 5.5% lower than the national median of $60,190 for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,714, which is 5.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.4% lower than the Arizona median of $58,870.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is 89.243, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas at $63,714 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

• Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 163 miles away, with a median of $58,750 and employment of 650. That median is 3.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,864, against $63,714 here.

Employment share

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ (50 of 33,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 11.77 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.