Roustabouts, Oil and Gas Salary in the US
A roustabouts, oil and gas earns a national median of $46,960 a year (mean $49,200) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #621 of 825.
How much does a roustabouts, oil and gas earn in the US?
A roustabouts, oil and gas in the United States earns a median of $46,960 a year (mean $49,200), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 8% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 44,970 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-5071), ranked #621 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$46,960
per year
Mean
$49,200
per year
Employment
44,970
US workers
National rank
#621
of 825 by median
What a roustabouts, oil and gas earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a roustabouts, oil and gas (SOC 47-5071) earns a median annual wage of $46,960 and a mean (average) of $49,200. The median is the midpoint — half of roustabouts, oil and gas earn more and half earn less — and is 8% below 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 roustabouts, oil and gas in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for roustabouts, oil and gas is $46,960, and the mean (average) is $49,200. The median is the midpoint — half of roustabouts, oil and gas earn more and half earn less.
- How does roustabouts, oil and gas pay compare to the US average?
- At $46,960, a roustabouts, oil and gas earns 8% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many roustabouts, oil and gas are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 44,970 roustabouts, oil and gas employed nationally (SOC 47-5071), across all industries.
- Where does this roustabouts, oil and gas 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 47-5071. 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 47-5071 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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