How much do Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Percentile spread

For Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas, the published 10th percentile is $49,990 and the 90th percentile is $111,700. The difference is $61,710, which is 75.8% 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 $63,310 to the 75th at $90,910, covers $27,600.

The mean annual wage is $81,660, which sits above the median of $81,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 19.8% higher than the national median of $67,890 for Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,921, which is 16.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.5% higher than the Texas median of $77,840.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $81,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas at $78,921 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 Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 1st 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).).

• Tyler, TX is 104 miles away, with a median of $79,640 and employment of 80. That median is 2.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,419, against $78,921 here.
• Wichita Falls, TX is 109 miles away, with a median of $57,700 and employment of 40. That median is 29.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,460, against $78,921 here.
• Abilene, TX is 162 miles away, with a median of $56,540 and employment of 50. That median is 30.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,569, against $78,921 here.

Employment share

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (470 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,600 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.43 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.