SOC 49-9096 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Riggers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$62,640

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 22,530.

That median is 22.9% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Riggers.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Fargo, ND-MN	50	$78,680	$169,480	$169,480
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	620	$48,640	$103,030	$129,330
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	270	$69,540	$97,850	$97,850
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,250	$59,370	$96,880	$130,330
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	110	$65,090	$91,430	$97,410
Urban Honolulu, HI	170	$63,380	$87,570	$96,350
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	140	$48,500	$87,120	$106,090
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	570	$60,150	$85,300	$101,360
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	140	$59,290	$82,370	$137,240
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	770	$46,360	$82,130	$95,930
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	100	$67,890	$81,860	$90,790
St. Louis, MO-IL	80	$46,500	$81,350	$83,610
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	160	$48,240	$79,810	$137,690
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	160	$60,010	$78,840	$161,070
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	Not available	$43,160	$77,940	$130,380
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	210	$61,940	$75,960	$98,510
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	50	$58,440	$75,860	$128,260
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	400	$48,450	$75,670	$96,150
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	80	$49,880	$75,640	$93,670
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	130	$46,260	$75,130	$103,380

Metros with the most Riggers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1,350	$49,160	$64,440	$76,540
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,250	$59,370	$96,880	$130,330
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1,140	$44,230	$64,430	$82,760
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	770	$46,360	$82,130	$95,930
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	660	$45,470	$50,840	$81,190
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	620	$48,640	$103,030	$129,330
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	570	$60,150	$85,300	$101,360
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	420	$32,580	$37,360	$55,100
Baton Rouge, LA	410	$35,090	$58,840	$75,180
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	400	$48,450	$75,670	$96,150
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	340	$40,280	$50,480	$65,550
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	340	$51,230	$72,030	$97,740
Portland-South Portland, ME	280	$54,800	$64,910	$81,990
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	280	$45,180	$69,030	$89,680
Lafayette, LA	270	$28,680	$36,880	$81,350
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	270	$19,210	$47,730	$75,320
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	270	$69,540	$97,850	$97,850
Corpus Christi, TX	220	$44,260	$60,240	$75,050
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	220	$31,220	$60,230	$66,130
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	210	$41,960	$63,950	$75,850

State estimates for Riggers, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York	650	$47,610	$105,600	$129,780
Oregon	290	$46,320	$94,470	$128,690
Utah	490	$72,810	$93,640	$97,850
Maryland	230	$47,160	$91,420	$97,410
Minnesota	190	$48,500	$87,120	$106,000
California	2,260	$53,190	$85,730	$127,810
Hawaii	170	$59,820	$84,410	$96,350
New Jersey	200	$48,360	$82,130	$115,690
Illinois	120	$60,910	$81,860	$85,910
Nevada	860	$46,400	$81,720	$100,100
North Dakota	140	$65,210	$77,890	$169,480
Washington	910	$58,120	$77,100	$105,100
Colorado	310	$53,290	$73,720	$98,510
Idaho	60	$49,210	$72,850	$105,560
Connecticut	350	$50,870	$67,560	$81,780
Georgia	700	$46,300	$67,200	$96,150
Maine	330	$54,180	$64,910	$81,990
Rhode Island	160	$50,160	$64,260	$81,540
Virginia	1,920	$49,160	$63,620	$76,540
Mississippi	320	$47,390	$63,390	$72,800
Iowa	200	$43,030	$62,400	$71,810
Nebraska	100	$40,110	$61,080	$90,470
Pennsylvania	360	$44,980	$60,140	$79,560
Arkansas	120	$35,800	$59,680	$121,240
Michigan	380	$36,600	$58,490	$70,620
Ohio	290	$38,210	$58,380	$83,840
Alaska	40	$57,990	$58,010	$82,360
Alabama	460	$42,000	$57,980	$73,370
North Carolina	440	$45,760	$56,640	$72,340
Missouri	190	$37,560	$54,190	$83,610
Massachusetts	240	$35,360	$53,500	$99,490
Florida	910	$40,140	$52,390	$78,690
Arizona	250	$47,640	$52,370	$76,980
Texas	3,770	$41,960	$51,980	$81,110
South Carolina	470	$40,750	$51,020	$87,160
Kentucky	Not available	$38,000	$50,270	$83,200
Wisconsin	170	$41,510	$49,640	$78,780
Oklahoma	300	$37,050	$48,490	$74,090
Tennessee	310	$36,590	$47,180	$57,110
Indiana	330	$40,670	$46,090	$78,830
Louisiana	1,840	$29,220	$43,660	$75,180
Kansas	40	$30,120	$41,060	$50,140
New Mexico	230	$37,010	$37,440	$69,820

What is the national median wage for Riggers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Riggers is $62,640. Employment is 22,530.

How does Riggers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Riggers is 22.9% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Riggers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Fargo, ND-MN is highest on this page's list at $169,480.