United States
Riggers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$62,060
Riggers in the United States earn a median of $62,060 a year, about $29.84 an hour.
Median
$62,060
per year
Hourly
$29.84
as published
Mean
$66,600
pulled up by top earners
Workers
24,190
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $51,890 | -16% |
| California | State | $83,320 | +34% |
| Louisiana | State | $38,370 | -38% |
| Virginia | State | $62,140 | +0% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $94,540 | +52% |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | Metro | $62,880 | +1% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $64,330 | +4% |
| Florida | State | $49,770 | -20% |
| Washington | State | $75,750 | +22% |
| New York | State | $103,230 | +66% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $103,050 | +66% |
| Nevada | State | $77,960 | +26% |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | Metro | $75,750 | +22% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $55,000 | -11% |
| Georgia | State | $61,560 | -1% |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | Metro | $36,100 | -42% |
| Utah | State | $91,070 | +47% |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | Metro | $79,090 | +27% |
| Baton Rouge, LA | Metro | $56,560 | -9% |
| South Carolina | State | $46,280 | -25% |
| Oklahoma | State | $45,290 | -27% |
| Colorado | State | $72,360 | +17% |
| Maryland | State | $91,730 | +48% |
| Lafayette, LA | Metro | $36,010 | -42% |
| Connecticut | State | $63,270 | +2% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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