What are the main factors that influence a Drill Operator II's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Drill Operator 's salary?

A Drill Operator 's salary grows with experience: a Drill Operator I (0-1 years)earns $52,127, a Drill Operator II (1-3 years)earns $58,131, a Drill Operator III (3-5 years)earns $72,213, a Drilling Operations Team Lead (5+ years)earns $84,247, a Drilling Rig Supervisor (5+ years)earns $97,010,

What are the highest paying states for a Drill Operator II?

Drill Operator II salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Drill Operator II roles are District of Columbia $62,500, California $62,200, Massachusetts $61,400. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Drill Operator roles make?

Salaries for Drill Operator level roles vary by specialization: Directional Drill Operator/Locator: $79,943; Directional Drill Operator: $76,749; Horizontal Directional Drill Operator: $76,229; Drill Rig Operator: $74,639; Drill Operator III: $70,100.

Drill Operator II Salary in Maryland

How much does a Drill Operator II make in Maryland?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Drill Operator II in Maryland is $58,200 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, a Drill Operator II's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $70,427
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,300 to $64,600
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,928

10% $46,928

50% (Median) $58,200

90% $70,427

Drill Operator II Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,600	$5,383	$1,242	$31
Average	$58,200	$4,850	$1,119	$28
25th Percentile	$52,300	$4,358	$1,006	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Drill Operator II Salaries

A Drill Operator II's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Drill Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Drill Operator II's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Drill Operator I (0-1 years): $52,127
Drill Operator II (1-3 years): $58,131
Drill Operator III (3-5 years): $72,213
Drilling Operations Team Lead (5+ years): $84,247
Drilling Rig Supervisor (5+ years): $97,010

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Drill Operator I	0-1 years	$52,127
Drill Operator II	1-3 years	$58,131
Drill Operator III	3-5 years	$72,213
Drilling Operations Team Lead	5+ years	$84,247
Drilling Rig Supervisor	5+ years	$97,010

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How Do Drill Operator II Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Drill Operator IIs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $62,500.
California: $62,200.
Massachusetts: $61,400.

District of Columbia $62,500 California $62,200 Massachusetts $61,400 Washington $61,200 New Jersey $61,200 Alaska $61,100 Connecticut $60,300 New York $60,000

Hawaii $59,000 Rhode Island $58,500 Maryland $58,200 Minnesota $57,700 Colorado $57,600 Illinois $57,500 Oregon $57,300 Delaware $57,100

New Hampshire $57,000 Virginia $56,800 Pennsylvania $56,200 Nevada $55,800 North Dakota $55,700 Michigan $55,600 Wisconsin $55,500 Vermont $55,400

Arizona $55,000 Maine $55,000 Texas $55,000 Ohio $54,900 Georgia $54,400 Indiana $54,200 Wyoming $54,100 Utah $54,000

Iowa $54,000 Kansas $53,700 Louisiana $53,700 North Carolina $53,600 Missouri $53,600 Florida $53,400 Montana $53,300 Nebraska $53,200

Kentucky $53,100 South Carolina $52,900 Tennessee $52,700 Idaho $52,700 New Mexico $52,300 Oklahoma $52,200 Alabama $51,800 South Dakota $51,300

Arkansas $51,000 West Virginia $50,800 Mississippi $50,300

Top Paying Cities for Drill Operator IIs

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Owings: $59,900
Riverdale: $62,000
College Park: $62,000

Owings, MD $59,900 Riverdale, MD $62,000 College Park, MD $62,000 Fort Washington, MD $61,900 Oxon Hill, MD $62,100 Suitland, MD $62,100 District Heights, MD $62,100 Temple Hills, MD $62,100

Deale, MD $59,600 Dunkirk, MD $60,300 Fort George G Meade, MD $58,900 Friendship, MD $59,800 Fulton, MD $59,700 Andrews Air Force Base, MD $61,900 Savage, MD $59,000 Shady Side, MD $59,200

Galesville, MD $59,400 Greenbelt, MD $61,800 Glenn Dale, MD $61,100 Upper Marlboro, MD $61,100 Harwood, MD $59,600 Highland, MD $59,600 West River, MD $59,700 Tracys Landing, MD $59,700

Hyattsville, MD $62,100 Jessup, MD $58,700 Bethesda, MD $62,100 Glen Echo, MD $62,100 Chevy Chase, MD $62,100 Cabin John, MD $62,100 Olney, MD $60,700 Brookeville, MD $59,600

Poolesville, MD $60,100 Barnesville, MD $59,200 Beallsville, MD $59,400 Boyds, MD $59,800 Dickerson, MD $59,300 Rockville, MD $61,400 Potomac, MD $61,600 Derwood, MD $60,800

Sandy Spring, MD $60,400 Ashton, MD $60,300 Brinklow, MD $59,800 Burtonsville, MD $60,500 Montgomery Village, MD $60,000 Kensington, MD $62,100 Garrett Park, MD $62,000 Suburb Maryland Fac, MD $61,500

Silver Spring, MD $62,000 Takoma Park, MD $62,100 Aberdeen, MD $56,900 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD $56,900 Abingdon, MD $57,300 Gunpowder, MD $57,700 Arnold, MD $58,300 Baldwin, MD $57,600

Bel Air, MD $57,100 Belcamp, MD $57,200 Benson, MD $56,800 Boring, MD $56,900 Brooklandville, MD $58,100 Butler, MD $57,500 Chase, MD $57,900 Churchville, MD $56,600

Clarksville, MD $59,000 Cockeysville, MD $57,600 Hunt Valley, MD $57,800 Crownsville, MD $58,700 Darlington, MD $56,100 Davidsonville, MD $59,600 Dayton, MD $58,900 Edgewater, MD $59,000

Edgewood, MD $57,500 Ellicott City, MD $58,200 Columbia, MD $58,700 Fallston, MD $57,300 Finksburg, MD $57,400 Forest Hill, MD $56,800 Fork, MD $57,700 Fort Howard, MD $58,100

Freeland, MD $55,600 Gambrills, MD $58,900 Gibson Island, MD $58,100 Glen Arm, MD $58,000 Glen Burnie, MD $58,200 Glyndon, MD $57,700 Hampstead, MD $56,300 Elkridge, MD $58,300

Hanover, MD $58,300 Harmans, MD $58,300 Havre De Grace, MD $56,500 Hydes, MD $57,800 Jarrettsville, MD $56,600 Joppa, MD $57,600 Kingsville, MD $57,800 Lineboro, MD $55,500

Linthicum Heights, MD $58,200 Long Green, MD $57,900 Spencerville, MD $60,400 Clarksburg, MD $59,100 Damascus, MD $58,600 Germantown, MD $60,400 Annapolis, MD $58,800 Cumberland, MD $53,400

Accident, MD $53,300 Barton, MD $53,600 Bittinger, MD $53,500 Bloomington, MD $53,700 Corriganville, MD $53,100 Eckhart Mines, MD $53,400 Ellerslie, MD $53,100 Flintstone, MD $53,400

Friendsville, MD $53,300 Frostburg, MD $53,300 Grantsville, MD $53,300 Kitzmiller, MD $53,300 Lonaconing, MD $53,500 Luke, MD $53,700 Mc Henry, MD $53,300 Midland, MD $53,600

Midlothian, MD $53,300 Mount Savage, MD $53,000 Oakland, MD $53,200 Oldtown, MD $53,500 Pinto, MD $53,600 Rawlings, MD $53,600 Spring Gap, MD $53,600 Swanton, MD $53,400

Westernport, MD $53,700 Easton, MD $57,600 Barclay, MD $57,100 Bethlehem, MD $57,200 Betterton, MD $57,200 Bozman, MD $58,100 Cambridge, MD $57,200 Centreville, MD $57,700

Chester, MD $58,100 Chestertown, MD $57,400 Church Creek, MD $57,100 Church Hill, MD $57,400 Claiborne, MD $58,200 Cordova, MD $57,400 Crapo, MD $56,600 Crocheron, MD $56,200

Crumpton, MD $57,100 Denton, MD $57,100 East New Market, MD $57,000 Federalsburg, MD $57,000 Fishing Creek, MD $56,800 Galena, MD $56,900 Goldsboro, MD $57,000 Grasonville, MD $58,000

Greensboro, MD $57,000 Henderson, MD $57,100 Hillsboro, MD $57,500 Hurlock, MD $57,000 Ingleside, MD $57,200 Kennedyville, MD $57,000 Mcdaniel, MD $58,200 Madison, MD $57,600

Marydel, MD $56,900 Massey, MD $56,900 Millington, MD $57,000 Neavitt, MD $58,200 Newcomb, MD $57,800 Oxford, MD $57,500 Preston, MD $57,200 Price, MD $57,400

Queen Anne, MD $57,600 Queenstown, MD $57,900 Rhodesdale, MD $56,700 Ridgely, MD $57,200 Rock Hall, MD $57,800 Royal Oak, MD $57,700 Saint Michaels, MD $58,100 Secretary, MD $57,200

Sherwood, MD $58,500 Deal Island, MD $55,800 Eden, MD $55,900 Ewell, MD $55,600 Fruitland, MD $56,100 Girdletree, MD $55,500 Hebron, MD $56,000 Linkwood, MD $56,800

Manokin, MD $55,700 Mardela Springs, MD $56,200 Marion Station, MD $55,500 Nanticoke, MD $56,000 Newark, MD $55,800 Ocean City, MD $56,000 Parsonsburg, MD $55,900 Pittsville, MD $55,900

Pocomoke City, MD $55,600 Powellville, MD $55,900 Princess Anne, MD $55,900 Quantico, MD $55,900 Rehobeth, MD $55,500 Sharptown, MD $56,500 Showell, MD $55,900 Snow Hill, MD $55,700

Stockton, MD $55,400 Tyaskin, MD $55,900 Tylerton, MD $55,700 Upper Fairmount, MD $55,800 Vienna, MD $56,400 Westover, MD $55,700 Whaleyville, MD $55,900 Willards, MD $55,900

Delmar, MD $56,100 North East, MD $56,600 Perry Point, MD $56,500 Perryville, MD $56,500 Port Deposit, MD $56,300 Rising Sun, MD $56,100 Warwick, MD $56,900 Cecilton, MD $56,900

Charlestown, MD $56,600 Chesapeake City, MD $56,900 Childs, MD $56,800 Stevensville, MD $58,300 Colora, MD $56,100 Conowingo, MD $56,000 Earleville, MD $56,800 Elk Mills, MD $56,800

Elkton, MD $56,800 Georgetown, MD $56,900 Lutherville Timonium, MD $58,100 Abell, MD $57,500 Accokeek, MD $61,400 Aquasco, MD $59,900 Avenue, MD $57,600 Barstow, MD $59,200

Bel Alton, MD $59,500 Benedict, MD $59,400 Brandywine, MD $60,800 Broomes Island, MD $58,500 Bryans Road, MD $61,300 Bryantown, MD $60,200 Bushwood, MD $57,600 California, MD $57,600

Callaway, MD $57,200 Chaptico, MD $58,200 Charlotte Hall, MD $59,000 Cheltenham, MD $61,400 Clements, MD $58,200 Cobb Island, MD $57,600 Coltons Point, MD $57,400 Compton, MD $57,700

Dameron, MD $56,400 Dowell, MD $57,800 Drayden, MD $56,600 Faulkner, MD $59,200 Great Mills, MD $57,300 Helen, MD $58,700 Hollywood, MD $57,900 Hughesville, MD $59,800

Huntingtown, MD $59,600 Indian Head, MD $59,900 Ironsides, MD $59,700 Issue, MD $58,000 La Plata, MD $60,100 Leonardtown, MD $57,500 Lexington Park, MD $57,100 Loveville, MD $58,100

Lusby, MD $57,900 Marbury, MD $60,400 Mechanicsville, MD $58,700 Morganza, MD $58,400 Mount Victoria, MD $57,700 Nanjemoy, MD $59,000 Newburg, MD $58,400 Park Hall, MD $56,900

Patuxent River, MD $57,200 Piney Point, MD $56,700 Pomfret, MD $60,700 Port Republic, MD $58,800 Port Tobacco, MD $59,900 Prince Frederick, MD $59,200 Ridge, MD $56,200 Rock Point, MD $58,400

Saint Inigoes, MD $56,400 Saint Leonard, MD $58,600 Saint Marys City, MD $56,900 Scotland, MD $55,800 Solomons, MD $57,700 Sunderland, MD $59,700 Tall Timbers, MD $56,700 Valley Lee, MD $56,800

Welcome, MD $59,500 White Plains, MD $60,800 Southern Md Facility, MD $61,500 Annapolis Junction, MD $58,800 Lanham, MD $61,700 Beltsville, MD $61,600 Laurel, MD $60,300 Bladensburg, MD $62,100

Lothian, MD $60,300 Mount Rainier, MD $62,100 North Beach, MD $59,400 Bowie, MD $60,300 Brentwood, MD $62,100 Capitol Heights, MD $62,100 Chesapeake Beach, MD $59,400 Churchton, MD $59,400

Clinton, MD $61,700 Still Pond, MD $57,200 Sudlersville, MD $57,100 Taylors Island, MD $57,600 Templeville, MD $56,900 Tilghman, MD $58,400 Toddville, MD $56,300 Trappe, MD $57,200

Wingate, MD $56,600 Wittman, MD $58,200 Woolford, MD $57,300 Worton, MD $57,400 Wye Mills, MD $57,800 Frederick, MD $57,100 Adamstown, MD $58,300 Big Pool, MD $54,200

Boonsboro, MD $56,100 Braddock Heights, MD $57,100 Brownsville, MD $56,900 Brunswick, MD $57,500 Buckeystown, MD $57,900 Burkittsville, MD $57,000 Cascade, MD $55,600 Cavetown, MD $55,500

Chewsville, MD $55,600 Clear Spring, MD $54,900 Cooksville, MD $58,200 Emmitsburg, MD $55,800 Fairplay, MD $55,700 Funkstown, MD $55,700 Glenelg, MD $58,800 Glenwood, MD $58,500

Hagerstown, MD $55,500 Hancock, MD $53,900 Ijamsville, MD $58,200 Jefferson, MD $57,500 Keedysville, MD $56,300 Keymar, MD $56,300 Knoxville, MD $57,200 Ladiesburg, MD $56,500

Libertytown, MD $57,000 Lisbon, MD $58,200 Little Orleans, MD $53,600 Maugansville, MD $55,300 Middletown, MD $56,900 Monrovia, MD $58,000 Mount Airy, MD $57,700 Myersville, MD $56,200

New Market, MD $57,500 New Midway, MD $56,500 New Windsor, MD $57,000 Point Of Rocks, MD $58,200 Rocky Ridge, MD $56,100 Rohrersville, MD $56,700 Sabillasville, MD $55,700 Saint James, MD $55,800

Sharpsburg, MD $56,200 Smithsburg, MD $55,600 Sykesville, MD $57,800 Taneytown, MD $55,900 Thurmont, MD $56,100 Tuscarora, MD $58,400 Union Bridge, MD $56,700 Unionville, MD $57,000

Walkersville, MD $56,800 West Friendship, MD $58,300 Williamsport, MD $55,500 Woodbine, MD $58,200 Woodsboro, MD $56,500 Salisbury, MD $56,100 Allen, MD $56,000 Berlin, MD $55,900

Bishopville, MD $55,900 Bivalve, MD $56,200 Manchester, MD $55,700 Marriottsville, MD $58,100 Maryland Line, MD $55,500 Mayo, MD $58,900 Millersville, MD $58,400 Monkton, MD $57,100

Odenton, MD $59,000 Crofton, MD $59,400 Owings Mills, MD $58,000 Parkton, MD $56,200 Pasadena, MD $58,200 Perry Hall, MD $58,000 Perryman, MD $57,000 Phoenix, MD $57,700

Pylesville, MD $55,800 Randallstown, MD $58,100 Reisterstown, MD $57,800 Riderwood, MD $58,200 Riva, MD $59,100 Severn, MD $58,400 Severna Park, MD $58,300 Simpsonville, MD $58,900

Sparks Glencoe, MD $57,200 Crisfield, MD $55,600 Stevenson, MD $58,100 Dhs, MD $61,400 Waldorf, MD $60,700 Street, MD $56,100 Upperco, MD $56,900 Upper Falls, MD $57,800

Westminster, MD $56,900 Whiteford, MD $55,800 White Hall, MD $56,100 White Marsh, MD $57,900 Woodstock, MD $58,100 Baltimore, MD $58,200 Towson, MD $58,200 Gwynn Oak, MD $58,200

Pikesville, MD $58,200 Sparrows Point, MD $58,100 Middle River, MD $58,000 Essex, MD $58,100 Dundalk, MD $58,200 Brooklyn, MD $58,200 Curtis Bay, MD $58,200 Halethorpe, MD $58,200

Catonsville, MD $58,200 Parkville, MD $58,200 Nottingham, MD $58,100 Rosedale, MD $58,200 Windsor Mill, MD $58,200 Gaithersburg, MD $60,600 Washington Grove, MD $60,700

Drill Operator II Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Drill Operator II salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $67,620. While startup companies pay approximate $57,274.

Drill Operator II Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$57,274
Growth Stage	51~500	$60,549
Established	501~5000	$65,325
Enterprise	5000+	$67,620

Drill Operator II Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Drill Operator II's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$52,300

Average $58,200/year

$64,600

$4,358

Average $4,850/month

$5,383

$1,006

Average $1,119/week

$1,242

$25

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,600	$5,383	$1,242	$31
Average	$58,200	$4,850	$1,119	$28
25th Percentile	$52,300	$4,358	$1,006	$25

Drill Operator II Salary Growth & Career Path

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Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Drill Operator II, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Drill Operator II Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Drilling Foreman	$135,500	133%
Derrickhand	$80,600	38%
Drill Operator III	$72,300	24%

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