How much do Riggers make in Longview, TX?

Percentile spread

For Riggers, the published 10th percentile is $40,500 and the 90th percentile is $65,620. The difference is $25,120, which is 55.5% 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 $40,740 to the 75th at $47,750, covers $7,010.

The mean annual wage is $47,060, which sits above the median of $45,300. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Longview, TX median is 27.7% lower than the national median of $62,640 for Riggers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,623, which is 19.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.9% lower than the Texas median of $51,980.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Longview, TX is 89.485, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,300 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Riggers at $50,623 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Riggers. Longview, TX ranks 4th of 5 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).).

• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 136 miles away, with a median of $50,840 and employment of 660. That median is 12.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,316, against $50,623 here.
• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 165 miles away, with a median of $63,950 and employment of 210. That median is 41.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,019, against $50,623 here.
• Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 186 miles away, with a median of $64,430 and employment of 1,140. That median is 42.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,326, against $50,623 here.

Employment share

Riggers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Longview, TX (50 of 118,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.92 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.