Salary for Industry: Drilling Rig Contractor

Updated: 26 May 2012

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Industry: Drilling Rig Contractor

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Job	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$33K	$66K	$99K
Project Manager, Construction	$72,508
Project Engineer	$74,148
General / Operations Manager	$92,000
Administrative Assistant	$29,412
Benefits Analyst	$55,463
Mechanical Engineer	$96,600
Drilling Engineer	$73,500
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 26 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 252

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Job Listings for Drilling Rig Contractor Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 18	Drilling Supervisor	Hess Corporation	Minot, North Dakota
	to the Drilling Superintendent · Optimize drilling performance based on real time drilling information... the Drilling Superintendent · Monitor drilling fluid... Indeed
Jan 25	Drilling Manager	Range Resources Corporation	Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
	Rig Manager/Tool Pusher Responsible for Drilling... Rig Manager/Tool Pusher Rig Manager Onshore Tasks: Conduct/oversee safety audits/drills/meetings Rig... Indeed
Jan 24	Drilling Engineer	Marathon Oil	Houston, Texas
	Drilling Engineer Profession: Construction/Maintenance/Trades -> Drilling Drilling EngineerPosition ID... drilling programs for the NAPO Onshore drilling... Indeed
Jan 21	Drilling Engineer	Occidental Petroleum	Houston, Texas
	support to assigned drilling rig(s). Monitors daily... gas Onshore Drilling Experience: Vertical drilling Onshore Drilling Experience: Fluid and gas drilling... Indeed

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Key Statistics for Drilling Rig Contractor Salaries and Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Transocean Offshore Inc	$41,217 - $138,456
Nabors Drilling Company	$75,000 - $137,500
Nabors Industries	Not enough data
Patterson-Uti Drilling Company	Not enough data
Noble Drilling Corp	Not enough data

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Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$50,304 - $83,758
Associate's Degree	$40,038 - $50,158
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	$64,399 - $104,908
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Mechanical Engineering (ME)	$81,500 - $97,290
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Accounting	Not enough data

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Gender

	Female 31%			Male 69%
Salary:	$42,450 - $69,634			$60,931 - $99,659

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

31%

5-9 years

29%

10-19 years

23%

20 years or more

15%

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