Riggers Salary in the US
A riggers earns a national median of $62,640 a year (mean $66,810) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #392 of 825.
How much does a riggers earn in the US?
A riggers in the United States earns a median of $62,640 a year (mean $66,810), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 23% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 22,530 people work in this occupation (SOC 49-9096), ranked #392 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$62,640
per year
Mean
$66,810
per year
Employment
22,530
US workers
National rank
#392
of 825 by median
What a riggers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a riggers (SOC 49-9096) earns a median annual wage of $62,640 and a mean (average) of $66,810. The median is the midpoint — half of riggers earn more and half earn less — and is 23% 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 riggers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for riggers is $62,640, and the mean (average) is $66,810. The median is the midpoint — half of riggers earn more and half earn less.
- How does riggers pay compare to the US average?
- At $62,640, a riggers earns 23% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many riggers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 22,530 riggers employed nationally (SOC 49-9096), across all industries.
- Where does this riggers 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 49-9096. 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 49-9096 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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