49 Series · SOC 49-9096
Riggers
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$62,060
per year
Median Hourly
$29.84/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$66,600
average
Employment
24,190
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$38,930
25th Percentile
$47,940
Median
$62,060
75th Percentile
$79,340
90th Percentile
$100,480
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $103,230 | +66% above national |
| 2 | Maryland | $91,730 | +48% above national |
| 3 | Utah | $91,070 | +47% above national |
| 4 | Oregon | $89,770 | +45% above national |
| 5 | California | $83,320 | +34% above national |
| 6 | Idaho | $82,250 | +33% above national |
| 7 | Hawaii | $80,180 | +29% above national |
| 8 | Nevada | $77,960 | +26% above national |
| 9 | North Dakota | $76,980 | +24% above national |
| 10 | Washington | $75,750 | +22% above national |
| 11 | Missouri | $75,480 | +22% above national |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $74,560 | +20% above national |
| 13 | Colorado | $72,360 | +17% above national |
| 14 | South Dakota | $72,330 | +17% above national |
| 15 | Minnesota | $68,840 | +11% above national |
| 16 | New Mexico | $67,910 | +9% above national |
| 17 | Wisconsin | $67,500 | +9% above national |
| 18 | Illinois | $67,420 | +9% above national |
| 19 | Maine | $63,340 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Connecticut | $63,270 | +2% above national |
| 21 | West Virginia | $62,730 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Virginia | $62,140 | same as national |
| 23 | Iowa | $61,880 | same as national |
| 24 | Mississippi | $61,860 | same as national |
| 25 | Georgia | $61,560 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $60,410 | 3% below national |
| 27 | New Jersey | $60,050 | 3% below national |
| 28 | Kentucky | $59,740 | 4% below national |
| 29 | Nebraska | $59,530 | 4% below national |
| 30 | Michigan | $59,370 | 4% below national |
| 31 | North Carolina | $55,650 | 10% below national |
| 32 | Texas | $51,890 | 16% below national |
| 33 | Arizona | $50,340 | 19% below national |
| 34 | Tennessee | $50,280 | 19% below national |
| 35 | Florida | $49,770 | 20% below national |
| 36 | Wyoming | $48,880 | 21% below national |
| 37 | Ohio | $47,590 | 23% below national |
| 38 | Indiana | $47,580 | 23% below national |
| 39 | South Carolina | $46,280 | 25% below national |
| 40 | Arkansas | $46,140 | 26% below national |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $45,290 | 27% below national |
| 42 | Kansas | $43,770 | 29% below national |
| 43 | Alabama | $41,550 | 33% below national |
| 44 | Louisiana | $38,370 | 38% below national |
| 45 | Puerto Rico | $31,990 | 48% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fargo, ND-MN | $165,050 | +166% above national |
| 2 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $103,230 | +66% above national |
| 3 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $103,050 | +66% above national |
| 4 | Boise City, ID | $102,860 | +66% above national |
| 5 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $95,670 | +54% above national |
| 6 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $95,350 | +54% above national |
| 7 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $94,540 | +52% above national |
| 8 | Rochester, NY | $91,480 | +47% above national |
| 9 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $88,490 | +43% above national |
| 10 | Lincoln, NE | $88,110 | +42% above national |
| 11 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $81,680 | +32% above national |
| 12 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $80,180 | +29% above national |
| 13 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $79,920 | +29% above national |
| 14 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $79,230 | +28% above national |
| 15 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $79,090 | +27% above national |
| 16 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $78,480 | +26% above national |
| 17 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $78,060 | +26% above national |
| 18 | Vallejo, CA | $77,650 | +25% above national |
| 19 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $76,930 | +24% above national |
| 20 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $75,750 | +22% above national |
| 21 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $75,170 | +21% above national |
| 22 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $73,470 | +18% above national |
| 23 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $73,390 | +18% above national |
| 24 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $72,840 | +17% above national |
| 25 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $71,020 | +14% above national |
| 26 | Reno, NV | $70,790 | +14% above national |
| 27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $67,420 | +9% above national |
| 28 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $67,020 | +8% above national |
| 29 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $66,390 | +7% above national |
| 30 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $66,250 | +7% above national |
| 31 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $66,020 | +6% above national |
| 32 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $64,330 | +4% above national |
| 33 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $64,260 | +4% above national |
| 34 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $63,340 | +2% above national |
| 35 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $63,120 | +2% above national |
| 36 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $62,880 | +1% above national |
| 37 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $62,550 | +1% above national |
| 38 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $61,860 | same as national |
| 39 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $61,170 | 1% below national |
| 40 | Omaha, NE-IA | $61,110 | 2% below national |
| 41 | Richmond, VA | $61,060 | 2% below national |
| 42 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $60,840 | 2% below national |
| 43 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $60,170 | 3% below national |
| 44 | Lake Charles, LA | $59,730 | 4% below national |
| 45 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $59,600 | 4% below national |
| 46 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $59,040 | 5% below national |
| 47 | Lynchburg, VA | $58,590 | 6% below national |
| 48 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $57,870 | 7% below national |
| 49 | Corpus Christi, TX | $57,150 | 8% below national |
| 50 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $56,710 | 9% below national |
| 51 | Baton Rouge, LA | $56,560 | 9% below national |
| 52 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $56,180 | 9% below national |
| 53 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $55,000 | 11% below national |
| 54 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $54,760 | 12% below national |
| 55 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $52,760 | 15% below national |
| 56 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $51,480 | 17% below national |
| 57 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $51,420 | 17% below national |
| 58 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $50,600 | 18% below national |
| 59 | Roanoke, VA | $50,450 | 19% below national |
| 60 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $49,690 | 20% below national |
| 61 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $49,560 | 20% below national |
| 62 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $49,220 | 21% below national |
| 63 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $49,140 | 21% below national |
| 64 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $49,060 | 21% below national |
| 65 | Jacksonville, FL | $48,940 | 21% below national |
| 66 | Midland, TX | $48,410 | 22% below national |
| 67 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $48,200 | 22% below national |
| 68 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $47,840 | 23% below national |
| 69 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $47,320 | 24% below national |
| 70 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $47,170 | 24% below national |
| 71 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $46,390 | 25% below national |
| 72 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $46,140 | 26% below national |
| 73 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $46,070 | 26% below national |
| 74 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $45,290 | 27% below national |
| 75 | Cleveland, OH | $44,810 | 28% below national |
| 76 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $44,800 | 28% below national |
| 77 | Pittsburgh, PA | $44,520 | 28% below national |
| 78 | Odessa, TX | $44,460 | 28% below national |
| 79 | Tulsa, OK | $43,680 | 30% below national |
| 80 | Longview, TX | $43,310 | 30% below national |
| 81 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $42,770 | 31% below national |
| 82 | Mobile, AL | $41,310 | 33% below national |
| 83 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $40,400 | 35% below national |
| 84 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $39,870 | 36% below national |
| 85 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $39,600 | 36% below national |
| 86 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $38,510 | 38% below national |
| 87 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,130 | 40% below national |
| 88 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $36,100 | 42% below national |
| 89 | Lafayette, LA | $36,010 | 42% below national |
| 90 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $31,990 | 48% below national |
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