Oil Well Driller Hourly Rate

Updated: 27 May 2012

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	National Hourly Rate Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$30	$60	$90
Hourly Rate	$12.98 - $38.78
Overtime	$19.50 - $62.50

	National Annualized Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$60K	$120K	$180K
Bonus	$0.00 - $24,468
Profit Sharing	n/a	Not enough data
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$31,344 - $163,725
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 27 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 71

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Companies and Industries for Oil Well Driller Salaries

Popular Employers

Hourly Rate


Patterson-Uti Drilling Company	$24.96 - $29.50
Ensign United States Drilling	Not enough data
Nabors Drilling Company	Not enough data
Helmerich & Payne Inc	Not enough data

Popular Industries

Hourly Rate


Drilling Rig Contractor	$11.18 - $37.64
Oil & Gas Exploration	$8.87 - $39.19
Oil Drilling, Pumps & Oilfield supplies	$10.35 - $33.99
Oil & Gas	$4.87 - $36.23
Oil and Gas service company	$5.89 - $33.80

Key Statistics for Oil Well Driller Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female n/a			Male 100%
Hourly Rate:	Not enough data			$15.59 - $30.29

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

11%

1-4 years

18%

5-9 years

31%

10-19 years

30%

20 years or more

10%

Top Degrees

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 72%		Dental: 51%
	Vision: 43%		None: 26%

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Career Path for Oil Well Driller Jobs

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Common Future Jobs

Oil Well Driller

Salary Range

$31,344 - $163,725

	Driller $29,347 - $116,267
	Floorhand $23,597 - $73,494
	Derrick Operator, Oil and Gas $31,042 - $98,499

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Common Future Jobs

Oil Well Driller

Salary Range

$31,344 - $163,725

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Top Cities by Popularity for Oil Well Driller Jobs

Top Cities by Popularity

1. Williston, North Dakota

2. Bakersfield, California

3. Shreveport, Louisiana

4. Houston, Texas

5. Midland, Texas

6. Beeville, Texas

7. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oil Well Driller Job Description

People with the job title Oil Well Driller typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

Set up or operate a variety of drills to remove petroleum products from the earth and to find and remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration.