SOC 47-5071 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Roustabouts, Oil and Gas make in Wichita, KS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Roustabouts, Oil and Gas in Wichita, KS is $57,600. The 10th percentile is $38,010 and the 90th percentile is $78,290. Employment is 90.

Median annual wage

$57,600

10th percentile
$38,010
25th percentile
$46,220
Median
$57,600
75th percentile
$65,640
90th percentile
$78,290
Mean
$56,860

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Roustabouts, Oil and Gas, the published 10th percentile is $38,010 and the 90th percentile is $78,290. The difference is $40,280, which is 69.9% 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 $46,220 to the 75th at $65,640, covers $19,420.

The mean annual wage is $56,860, which sits below the median of $57,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita, KS median is 22.7% higher than the national median of $46,960 for Roustabouts, Oil and Gas. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,758, which is 37.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 24.6% higher than the Kansas median of $46,220.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Roustabouts, Oil and Gas at $64,758 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Roustabouts, Oil and Gas. Wichita, KS ranks 1st of 4 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).).

  • Enid, OK is 92 miles away, with a median of $36,700 and employment of 170. That median is 36.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,551, against $64,758 here.
  • Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $47,540 and employment of 220. That median is 17.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,288, against $64,758 here.
  • Oklahoma City, OK is 153 miles away, with a median of $49,930 and employment of 800. That median is 13.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,227, against $64,758 here.

Employment share

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita, KS (90 of 308,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (44,970 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.01 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Roustabouts, Oil and Gas make in Wichita, KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Roustabouts, Oil and Gas in Wichita, KS is $57,600. The 10th percentile is $38,010 and the 90th percentile is $78,290. Employment is 90.

How does that compare with the national median for Roustabouts, Oil and Gas?

The local median is 22.7% higher than the national median of $46,960.

What is Roustabouts, Oil and Gas pay in Wichita, KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $57,600 is $64,758. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wichita, KS compare with nearby metros for Roustabouts, Oil and Gas?

Enid, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 92 miles away, at $36,700. Wichita, KS ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.