What are the main factors that influence a Derrick Hand's salary?

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

How does experience change A Derrick Hand's salary?

A Derrick Hand's salary grows with experience: starting around $74,132 for beginners, reaching about $78,024 at mid-level, and approach $78,719 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Derrick Hand?

Derrick Hand salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Derrick Hand roles are District of Columbia $81,532, California $81,222, Massachusetts $80,140. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Derrick Hand roles make?

Salaries for Derrick Hand level roles vary by specialization: Hand Surgeon: $535,865; Derrick Hand Driller: $80,804; Hand Model: $73,564; Floor Hand: $65,900; Deck Hand: $59,367.

How do different companies affect a Derrick Hand's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Derrick Hand roles. Large, established industry leaders like Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc ($126,909) and GE Renewable Energy ($121,776) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $76,117.

Derrick Hand Salary in the United States

How much does a Derrick Hand make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Derrick Hand in the United States is $73,638 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, a Derrick Hand's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $86,500
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $61,761 to $80,370
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,948

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Derrick Hand Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,370	$6,698	$1,546	$39
Average	$73,638	$6,136	$1,416	$35
25th Percentile	$61,761	$5,147	$1,188	$30

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Key Factors That Influence Derrick Hand Salaries

A Derrick Hand'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Derrick Hand Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Derrick Hand'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $74,132
Early Career (1-2 years): $76,112
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $78,024
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $78,284
Expert (over 8 years): $78,719

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Derrick Hand	$74,132
Intermediate Level Derrick Hand	$76,112
Senior Level Derrick Hand	$78,024
Specialist Level Derrick Hand	$78,284
Expert Level Derrick Hand	$78,719

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How Do Derrick Hand 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 Derrick Hands. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $81,532.
California: $81,222.
Massachusetts: $80,140.

District of Columbia $81,532 California $81,222 Massachusetts $80,140 Washington $79,845 New Jersey $79,816 Alaska $79,713 Connecticut $78,697 New York $78,284

Hawaii $76,966 Rhode Island $76,347 Maryland $75,928 Minnesota $75,353 Colorado $75,132 Illinois $75,059 Oregon $74,779 Delaware $74,573

New Hampshire $74,443 Virginia $74,153 Pennsylvania $73,306 Nevada $72,879 North Dakota $72,739 Michigan $72,518 Wisconsin $72,437 Vermont $72,275

Texas $71,826 Maine $71,797 Arizona $71,752 Ohio $71,701 Georgia $71,023 Indiana $70,685 Wyoming $70,618 Utah $70,515

Iowa $70,471 Kansas $70,118 Louisiana $70,015 North Carolina $69,978 Missouri $69,963 Florida $69,676 Montana $69,521 Nebraska $69,374

Kentucky $69,293 South Carolina $68,998 Tennessee $68,814 Idaho $68,741 New Mexico $68,203 Oklahoma $68,085 Alabama $67,651 South Dakota $66,922

Arkansas $66,524 West Virginia $66,311 Mississippi $65,670

Top Paying Cities for Derrick Hands

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:

San Jose: $92,879
San Francisco: $91,862
Oakland: $89,926

San Jose, CA $92,879

San Francisco, CA $91,862

Oakland, CA $89,926

New York, NY $84,786

Paramus, NJ $83,755

Queens Village, NY $83,751

Passaic, NJ $83,681

Bergenfield, NJ $83,674

Stamford, CT $83,512

Huntington, NY $83,482

Newark, NJ $82,938

Bridgeport, CT $82,783

Vallejo, CA $82,636

New Brunswick, NJ $82,607

Petaluma, CA $82,562

Middlesex, NJ $82,423

Somerset, NJ $82,371

Santa Cruz, CA $82,275

Boston, MA $81,826

Monterey, CA $81,568

Seattle, WA $81,399

Santa Rosa, CA $81,384

Los Angeles, CA $81,362

Juneau, AK $81,171

Washington, DC $81,090

Orange, CA $80,828

Santa Ana, CA $80,633

Long Beach, CA $80,560

Anaheim, CA $80,545

Anchorage, AK $80,508

Santa Maria, CA $80,287

Everett, WA $80,272

Danbury, CT $80,013

Bremerton, WA $79,912

Tacoma, WA $79,646

New Suffolk, NY $79,645

Sacramento, CA $79,624

Santa Barbara, CA $79,543

Trenton, NJ $79,462

San Diego, CA $79,462

Brockton, MA $79,381

Fairbanks, AK $79,201

Lompoc, CA $79,013

Lowell, MA $78,953

Ventura, CA $78,940

Nashua, NH $78,925

Stockton, CA $78,917

Modesto, CA $78,380

Poughkeepsie, NY $78,218

Olympia, WA $78,078

Kennewick, WA $78,078

New Haven, CT $78,048

Lawrence, MA $77,783

Hartford, CT $77,710

Riverside, CA $77,695

New Bedford, MA $77,621

Richland, WA $77,621

Bakersfield, CA $77,518

San Bernardino, CA $77,489

New Britain, CT $77,481

Atlantic City, NJ $77,481

New London, CT $77,452

Norwich, CT $77,430

Portsmouth, NH $77,415

Boulder, CO $77,259

Portland, OR $77,157

Worcester, MA $77,150

Minneapolis, MN $76,922

Philadelphia, PA $76,819

Honolulu, HI $76,576

Saint Paul, MN $76,540

Vineland, NJ $76,524

Providence, RI $76,311

Chicago, IL $76,097

Bellingham, WA $76,009

Springfield, MA $75,950

Baltimore, MD $75,928

Chico, CA $75,744

Pittsfield, MA $75,545

Manchester, NH $75,405

Spokane, WA $75,081

Denver, CO $75,074

Albany, NY $74,727

Troy, NY $74,698

Nassau, NY $74,619

Schenectady, NY $74,543

Wilmington, DE $74,484

Burlington, VT $74,381

Salem, OR $74,352

Portland, ME $74,124

Yakima, WA $74,050

Rochester, MN $73,822

Reno, NV $73,785

Fresno, CA $73,785

Milwaukee, WI $73,719

Detroit, MI $73,645

Ann Arbor, MI $73,632

Allentown, PA $73,623

Colorado Springs, CO $73,498

Syracuse, NY $73,461

Carson City, NV $73,461

Houston, TX $73,358

Eugene, OR $73,321

Gary, IN $73,233

Springfield, OR $73,174

Bismarck, ND $73,159

Galveston, TX $73,107

Medford, OR $72,997

Fort Collins, CO $72,967

Concord, NH $72,931

Austin, TX $72,909

Mesa, AZ $72,754

Reading, PA $72,747

Phoenix, AZ $72,739

Dallas, TX $72,717

Saint Cloud, MN $72,646

Madison, WI $72,548

Utica, NY $72,349

Rochester, NY $72,231

Des Moines, IA $72,224

Raleigh, NC $72,216

Atlanta, GA $72,106

Battle Creek, MI $72,084

Salt Lake City, UT $72,062

Lancaster, PA $71,951

Harrisburg, PA $71,848

Kansas City, MO $71,775

Champaign, IL $71,760

Kansas City, KS $71,760

Fort Worth, TX $71,752

Columbus, OH $71,740

Boca Raton, FL $71,723

Pittsburgh, PA $71,694

Richmond, VA $71,664

Indianapolis, IN $71,649

Cleveland, OH $71,642

Las Vegas, NV $71,554

Cincinnati, OH $71,554

Petersburg, VA $71,443

Huntsville, AL $71,333

Lansing, MI $71,283

Lebanon, PA $71,274

Pueblo, CO $71,266

Appleton, WI $71,244

Buffalo, NY $71,215

Dayton, OH $71,193

Racine, WI $71,178

Charlotte, NC $71,171

Saint Louis, MO $71,149

York, PA $71,104

Elkhart, IN $71,104

Gastonia, NC $71,090

Billings, MT $71,073

Beaumont, TX $71,053

Lorain, OH $71,038

Benton Harbor, MI $71,023

Toledo, OH $71,009

Binghamton, NY $70,972

Rock Hill, SC $70,965

Rockford, IL $70,928

Springfield, IL $70,898

Elyria, OH $70,891

Fargo, ND $70,891

Flagstaff, AZ $70,839

Fort Lauderdale, FL $70,795

Duluth, MN $70,751

Miami, FL $70,751

Cheyenne, WY $70,699

Grand Forks, ND $70,699

Bangor, ME $70,537

Cedar Rapids, IA $70,456

Durham, NC $70,426

Louisville, KY $70,420

Grand Rapids, MI $70,405

Hialeah, FL $70,398

Casper, WY $70,294

Scranton, PA $70,206

New Orleans, LA $70,184

Virginia Beach, VA $70,177

Akron, OH $70,140

Peoria, IL $70,044

Sarasota, FL $70,029

Nashville, TN $69,978

Omaha, NE $69,978

Green Bay, WI $69,978

Baton Rouge, LA $69,941

Charleston, SC $69,926

Jamestown, NY $69,889

Davenport, IA $69,889

Tucson, AZ $69,853

Saint Petersburg, FL $69,808

Tampa, FL $69,794

Evansville, IN $69,750

Port Arthur, TX $69,750

Bradenton, FL $69,720

Santa Fe, NM $69,588

Orlando, FL $69,455

Clearwater, FL $69,433

Canton, OH $69,278

La Crosse, WI $69,278

Albuquerque, NM $69,234

Newport News, VA $69,227

High Point, NC $69,205

Ogden, UT $69,175

Corpus Christi, TX $69,116

Norfolk, VA $69,072

Laramie, WY $69,072

Rock Island, IL $69,028

Saginaw, MI $69,013

Jacksonville, FL $69,006

Salisbury, NC $68,991

Boise, ID $68,976

Moline, IL $68,940

Fort Myers, FL $68,917

Memphis, TN $68,903

Tulsa, OK $68,866

Waterloo, IA $68,822

Spartanburg, SC $68,748

Lincoln, NE $68,711

Fort Wayne, IN $68,697

Provo, UT $68,689

Cedar Falls, IA $68,601

San Antonio, TX $68,571

Greensboro, NC $68,542

South Bend, IN $68,535

Savannah, GA $68,454

Muskegon, MI $68,424

Birmingham, AL $68,417

Winston Salem, NC $68,381

Lake Charles, LA $68,203

Anderson, IN $68,188

Lexington, KY $68,166

Augusta, GA $68,144

Greenville, SC $68,144

Lima, OH $68,085

Wichita, KS $68,078

Tuscaloosa, AL $68,078

Columbia, SC $68,012

Springfield, OH $67,997

Asheville, NC $67,879

Bloomington, IN $67,828

Knoxville, TN $67,562

Shreveport, LA $67,555

Wilmington, NC $67,459

Roanoke, VA $67,459

Topeka, KS $67,327

Frankfort, KY $67,319

Oklahoma City, OK $67,268

Chillicothe, OH $67,238

Longview, TX $67,231

Melbourne, FL $67,224

Sioux Falls, SD $67,106

Mobile, AL $67,099

Terre Haute, IN $67,069

Altoona, PA $67,025

Amarillo, TX $66,973

Killeen, TX $66,951

Fayetteville, AR $66,892

Chattanooga, TN $66,870

Sioux City, IA $66,804

Idaho Falls, ID $66,789

Lynchburg, VA $66,730

Gainesville, FL $66,635

Portsmouth, OH $66,598

Little Rock, AR $66,583

Lafayette, LA $66,554

Youngstown, OH $66,554

Daytona Beach, FL $66,509

Clarksville, TN $66,502

Pensacola, FL $66,495

Temple, TX $66,490

Hopkinsville, KY $66,274

Erie, PA $66,259

Florence, SC $66,230

Charleston, WV $66,112

Great Falls, MT $66,075

Macon, GA $65,972

Tallahassee, FL $65,965

Fayetteville, NC $65,950

Waco, TX $65,935

Helena, MT $65,884

Pine Bluff, AR $65,856

Vincennes, IN $65,766

Lubbock, TX $65,736

Alamogordo, NM $65,692

Twin Falls, ID $65,626

Rapid City, SD $65,604

Jackson, MS $65,471

Huntington, WV $65,466

Greenville, MS $65,464

Parkersburg, WV $65,389

Montgomery, AL $65,375

Wichita Falls, TX $65,302

Springfield, MO $65,302

Biloxi, MS $65,265

Monroe, LA $65,191

Johnstown, PA $65,140

Sumter, SC $65,110

Columbus, GA $65,103

Pascagoula, MS $64,963

Abilene, TX $64,963

Kingsport, TN $64,772

Albany, GA $64,772

Gulfport, MS $64,750

Alexandria, LA $64,507

Fort Smith, AR $64,322

El Paso, TX $64,124

Las Cruces, NM $63,792

Harlingen, TX $63,605

Pocatello, ID $63,593

Florence, AL $63,498

Brownsville, TX $63,483

Mcallen, TX $63,328

Dothan, AL $63,225

Columbus, MS $62,788

Altus, OK $62,445

Lawton, OK $62,305

Pierre, SD $62,040

What Skills Can Increase a Derrick Hand's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 8.76% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Preventative Maintenance (Mentioned in 5.76% Job Postings): Developing and implementing maintenance strategies to increase equipment life expectancy and avoid unplanned downtime.
Equipment Operation (Mentioned in 2.54% Job Postings): This is skilled and unskilled work in the operation of mechanical tools and light to heavy equipment used in maintenance and construction or on the grounds of state properties or facilities and routine maintenance of that equipment.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	8.76%
Preventative Maintenance	5.76%
Equipment Operation	2.54%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Derrick Hand's salary.

Program Management: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Program Management	$81,001	10%
Project Management	$77,319	5%
Consulting	$75,847	3%
Alignment	$75,847	3%
CPT	$75,847	3%
Safety Training	$75,847	3%

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How Education impacts a Derrick Hand's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Derrick Hands enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Derrick Hand with a No Diploma is between $67,575 and $73,788).

Derrick Hand Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Derrick Hand

No Diploma 5.6%

High School 66.7%

Associates 5.6%

Bachelors 5.6%

Masters 16.7%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	5.6%
High School	66.7%
Associates	5.6%
Bachelors	5.6%
Masters	16.7%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Derrick Hand Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Derrick Hand'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.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$61,761

Average $73,638/year

$80,370

$5,147

Average $6,136/month

$6,698

$1,188

Average $1,416/week

$1,546

$30

Average $35/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,370	$6,698	$1,546	$39
Average	$73,638	$6,136	$1,416	$35
25th Percentile	$61,761	$5,147	$1,188	$30

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Salary Trends for Derrick Hand

Salaries for a Derrick Hand can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $74,721 in 2023 to around $73,877 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Derrick Hand salary trends, .

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2023

$74,721

2024

$74,395

2025

$73,877

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2023	$74,721
2024	$74,395
2025	$73,877
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