HIGHLY RATED
AREA REVIEW

MIDLAND,
TX.

Based on 1 worker review.

80
ROAD
SCORE

RATINGS BREAKDOWN

BASED ON 1 WORKER REVIEW
OVERALL25%
4.0 / 5.0
COST OF LIVING15%
4.0 / 5.0
HOUSING AVAILABILITY15%
4.0 / 5.0
THINGS TO DO10%
4.0 / 5.0
FOOD & GROCERIES10%
4.0 / 5.0
SAFETY10%
4.0 / 5.0
CELL COVERAGE5%
4.0 / 5.0
WEATHER5%
4.0 / 5.0
PEOPLE & CULTURE5%
4.0 / 5.0
// GSA PER DIEM (FY2026)

$203/day

Federal per diem benchmark for Midland, TX. Compare to your contract to see whether you're being covered for the local cost of a bed and three meals.

M&IE
$74
LODGING AVG
$129
// TOP PAYING TRADES IN TX

BLS median hourly

  • First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$38.72
  • Crane and Tower Operators$38.23
  • Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$37.40
  • First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$37.28
  • Crane and Tower Operators$36.27
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WORKER REVIEWS

OVERALL 4.0/5
WELDER · 1-3 MONTHS · Apr 2026

“Midland pays well on LNG and rig work but housing doubles when the count climbs. HEB is cheaper than Odessa and the Wall Street Bar has decent food late. Cell dies past the rig road but fine in town.”

PRO TIPS

Gym: Permian Fitness on Big Spring. Avoid the truck stop hotels — $120 for a bed bug.

COST 4.0HOUSING 4.0SAFETY 4.0CELL 4.0
— Anonymous Welder
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