SOC 47-5071 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas — Traverse City
Traverse City, MI
Median pay for this occupation in Traverse City, MI comes to $51,720 a year, ahead of the national median of $46,960 by 10.1%.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow about as fast as average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +2.5%
- Openings per year
- 4,300
- Typical entry-level education
- No formal educational credential
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Traverse City, MI.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
Median pay for this occupation in Traverse City, MI comes to $51,720 a year, ahead of the national median of $46,960 by 10.1%. Pay ranges from under $39,210 at the tenth percentile to more than $68,230 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $43,950 to $51,730.
Employment stands at 100, or 1.4 jobs per thousand held locally. Of the 292 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 161st.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $39,210 | −16.5% |
| 25th | $43,950 | −6.4% |
| Median (50th) | $51,720 | +10.1% |
| 75th | $51,730 | +10.2% |
| 90th | $68,230 | +45.3% |
| Mean | $51,360 | +9.4% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Traverse City run 6.6% below the national average, so the median of $51,720 goes as far as $55,375 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 17.9% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$51,720as reported by BLSLocal price level
93.4US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$55,375US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $51,720 a year, 10.1% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $39,210 to $68,230 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 100 jobs in this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Roustabouts, Oil and Gas in Traverse City, MI?
The median annual wage is $51,720, or $24.87 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $46,960, so pay in Traverse City, MI is 10.1% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Traverse City, MI earns more than $68,230 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $39,210 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 100 jobs in this occupation in Traverse City, MI. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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