Pile Driver Operators Salary in the US
A pile driver operators earns a national median of $73,300 a year (mean $80,710) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #294 of 825.
How much does a pile driver operators earn in the US?
A pile driver operators in the United States earns a median of $73,300 a year (mean $80,710), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 44% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 2,310 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-2072), ranked #294 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$73,300
per year
Mean
$80,710
per year
Employment
2,310
US workers
National rank
#294
of 825 by median
What a pile driver operators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a pile driver operators (SOC 47-2072) earns a median annual wage of $73,300 and a mean (average) of $80,710. The median is the midpoint — half of pile driver operators earn more and half earn less — and is 44% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a pile driver operators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for pile driver operators is $73,300, and the mean (average) is $80,710. The median is the midpoint — half of pile driver operators earn more and half earn less.
- How does pile driver operators pay compare to the US average?
- At $73,300, a pile driver operators earns 44% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many pile driver operators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 2,310 pile driver operators employed nationally (SOC 47-2072), across all industries.
- Where does this pile driver operators salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 47-2072. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 47-2072 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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