Offshore Roustabout Wages

For offshore roustabouts with no experience, starting salaries today are ranging from $50,000 for maintenance roustabouts to $60,000+ for rigging and drilling roustabouts. When you consider this pay level is for working only 6 months out of the year, the appeal of working as an offshore roustabout becomes not only understandable, but desirable as well. 

These entry-level positions start at $900 to $1,100 per week. However, pay rapidly increases with time and experience, especially as you begin moving up the drilling crew ladder. If you choose to make this a career, then as a lead driller offshore, you can realistically look forward to earning over 100K a year. 

For more in-depth information on current wages and opportunities for offshore roustabouts and the rest of the offshore crew, be sure and visit the industries number one recruiting agency, Rigworker.

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