SOC 47-5071 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025
How much do Roustabouts, Oil and Gas make in Laredo, TX?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Roustabouts, Oil and Gas in Laredo, TX is $36,570. The 10th percentile is $31,150 and the 90th percentile is $50,440. Employment is 220.
Median annual wage
$36,570
- 10th percentile
- $31,150
- 25th percentile
- $32,900
- Median
- $36,570
- 75th percentile
- $43,780
- 90th percentile
- $50,440
- Mean
- $38,670
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Roustabouts, Oil and Gas, the published 10th percentile is $31,150 and the 90th percentile is $50,440. The difference is $19,290, which is 52.7% 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 $32,900 to the 75th at $43,780, covers $10,880.
The mean annual wage is $38,670, which sits above the median of $36,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Laredo, TX median is 22.1% lower than the national median of $46,960 for Roustabouts, Oil and Gas. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,056, which is 10.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 20.4% lower than the Texas median of $45,950.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Laredo, TX is 86.956, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Roustabouts, Oil and Gas at $42,056 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 Roustabouts, Oil and Gas. Laredo, 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).).
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is 118 miles away, with a median of $34,790 and employment of 130. That median is 4.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,503, against $42,056 here.
- Corpus Christi, TX is 119 miles away, with a median of $42,210 and employment of 340. That median is 15.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,548, against $42,056 here.
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 124 miles away, with a median of $45,690 and employment of 620. That median is 24.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,239, against $42,056 here.
Employment share
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in Laredo, TX (220 of 109,370). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (44,970 of 155,495,730). The local share is 6.96 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Laredo, TX · Roustabouts, Oil and Gas by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Roustabouts, Oil and Gas make in Laredo, TX?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Roustabouts, Oil and Gas in Laredo, TX is $36,570. The 10th percentile is $31,150 and the 90th percentile is $50,440. Employment is 220.
How does that compare with the national median for Roustabouts, Oil and Gas?
The local median is 22.1% lower than the national median of $46,960.
What is Roustabouts, Oil and Gas pay in Laredo, TX after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Laredo, TX is 86.956, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,570 is $42,056. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Laredo, TX compare with nearby metros for Roustabouts, Oil and Gas?
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 118 miles away, at $34,790. Laredo, TX ranks 4th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.