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Rotary Driller Salary
in Brookfield, Illinois

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$85,422 (USD)

Average Salary

$41/hr

Average Hourly

$1,691

Average Bonus

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Rotary Driller is $85,422 a year and $41 an hour in Brookfield, Illinois, United States. The average salary range for a Rotary Driller is between $60,223 and $103,617. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Brookfield, Illinois.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$95,952
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Brookfield, Illinois

Brookfield Cost of Living Score:

Description: Brookfield (formerly Grossdale) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located 13 miles (21 km) west of downtown Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 19,476. The city is home to the Brookfield Zoo.
Description:
  • Operates gasoline, diesel, electric, or steam draw works to drill oil or gas wells: observes pressure gauge and moves throttles and levers to control speed of rotary table which rotates string of tools in borehole, and to regulate pressure of tools at bottom of borehole.
  • Connects sections of drill pipe, using handtools and powered wrenches and tongs.
  • Selects and changes drill bits according to nature of strata, using handtools.
  • Pushes levers and brake pedals to control draw works which lowers and raises drill pipe and casing into and out of well.
  • Examines operation of slush pumps to ensure circulation and consistency of mud (drilling fluid) in well.
  • Examines drillings or core samples from bottom of well to determine nature of strata.
  • Fishes for and recovers lost or broken bits, casing and drill pipes from well, using special tools attached to end of drill pipe or cable.
  • Keeps record of footage drilled, location and nature of strata penetrated, and materials used.
  • Caps well or turns valves to regulate outflow of oil from well.
  • Repairs or replaces defective parts of machinery, using handtools.
  • May lower and explode charge in borehole to start flow of oil from well.
  • May specialize in drilling underwater wells from barge-mounted derricks or drilling platforms and be designated rotary driller, marine operations.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Rotary Driller is $85,422 a year and $41 an hour in Brookfield, Illinois, United States. The average salary range for a Rotary Driller is between $60,223 and $103,617. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Brookfield, Illinois.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Job Statistics

Rotary Driller Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

Job family population: 12,180

Estimated population of Rotary Driller jobs: 4,257

Rate of error: 6.2%

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Brookfield Cost of Living Score:

Description: Brookfield (formerly Grossdale) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located 13 miles (21 km) west of downtown Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 19,476. The city is home to the Brookfield Zoo.
Description:
  • Operates gasoline, diesel, electric, or steam draw works to drill oil or gas wells: observes pressure gauge and moves throttles and levers to control speed of rotary table which rotates string of tools in borehole, and to regulate pressure of tools at bottom of borehole.
  • Connects sections of drill pipe, using handtools and powered wrenches and tongs.
  • Selects and changes drill bits according to nature of strata, using handtools.
  • Pushes levers and brake pedals to control draw works which lowers and raises drill pipe and casing into and out of well.
  • Examines operation of slush pumps to ensure circulation and consistency of mud (drilling fluid) in well.
  • Examines drillings or core samples from bottom of well to determine nature of strata.
  • Fishes for and recovers lost or broken bits, casing and drill pipes from well, using special tools attached to end of drill pipe or cable.
  • Keeps record of footage drilled, location and nature of strata penetrated, and materials used.
  • Caps well or turns valves to regulate outflow of oil from well.
  • Repairs or replaces defective parts of machinery, using handtools.
  • May lower and explode charge in borehole to start flow of oil from well.
  • May specialize in drilling underwater wells from barge-mounted derricks or drilling platforms and be designated rotary driller, marine operations.
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