WAGE DATA · SOC 47-5071

ROUSTABOUT (OIL/GAS) PAY
IN UTAH.

Utah roustabout (oil/gas)s earn a median of $22.93/hr (BLS 2024). 480 workers employed statewide. Compare market wages, federal prevailing rates, and per-diem baselines below.

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ALL 50 STATES · ROUSTABOUT (OIL/GAS)
// BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS · STATEWIDEOEWS · MAY 2024
HOURLY MEDIAN
$22.93/hr
MEAN HOURLY
$24.81/hr
ANNUAL MEDIAN
$48K
EMPLOYED
480
10th · $18.68MEDIAN · $22.9390th · $31.64
// DAVIS-BACON · FEDERAL PREVAILING WAGE83 ACTIVE WDS

Active Wage Determinations · Utah

83 active Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations cover Utah. Each WD sets the legal minimum wage (base + fringe by trade classification) on federally-funded construction in the counties it applies to. Showing the 12 most recently modified — click through for the per-trade rates on sam.gov.

UT20260010
Highway · Grand
MOD
2026-01-02
UT20260100
Highway · Summit
MOD
2026-01-02
UT20260101
Highway · Wasatch
MOD
2026-01-02
UT20260102
Highway · Beaver, Wayne
MOD
2026-01-02
UT20260103
Highway · Carbon, Rich, Daggett +1
MOD
2026-01-02
UT20260104
Highway · Box Elder
MOD
2026-01-02
UT20260105
Highway · Cache
MOD
2026-01-02
UT20260106
Highway · Davis
MOD
2026-01-02
UT20260107
Highway · Juab
MOD
2026-01-02
UT20260108
Highway · Morgan
MOD
2026-01-02
UT20260109
Highway · Utah
MOD
2026-01-02
UT20260001
Residential · Wasatch
MOD
2026-01-02

Per-trade rates (the actual $/hr for roustabout (oil/gas)s by county) are published on the SAM.gov detail page for each WD. Browse all 83 Utah Wage Determinations on sam.gov. If a contractor on a federal job is paying below the WD, file a WH-3 with DOL WHD.

// GSA PER DIEM · FY 2026GSA

Lodging + M&IE by City

The federal government's per-diem rate is the baseline most contractors use. If your job's per diem is below this, you're subsidizing the contractor.

Park City
Summit
$400
/day · meals $92
Moab
Grand
$258
/day · meals $86
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake / Tooele
$222
/day · meals $80
Provo
Utah
$191
/day · meals $74
Standard Rate
Utah
$178
/day · meals $68
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FAQ

How much does a roustabout (oil/gas) earn in Utah?+
According to BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (2024), roustabout (oil/gas)s in Utah earn a median of $22.93/hr. That's roughly $48K/year for a full-time schedule at straight time.
What's the top pay for roustabout (oil/gas)s in Utah?+
The top 10% of roustabout (oil/gas)s in Utah earn more than $31.64/hr (BLS 2024). That represents experienced workers, supervisors, or those on high-per-diem travel contracts.
How many roustabout (oil/gas)s work in Utah?+
BLS reports 480 roustabout (oil/gas)s employed in Utah as of 2024. Numbers fluctuate with major construction cycles — when big projects like LNG terminals or data centers start, demand spikes.
Do roustabout (oil/gas)s in Utah get per diem?+
Per diem is standard on travel contracts. The federal GSA baseline for Utah is typically $150-$260/day depending on the city. Contractors may set their per diem higher or lower — if it's below the GSA floor, you're subsidizing the contractor's housing budget out of pocket.
What's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage?+
Davis-Bacon rates are the legally-required minimum wages on federally-funded construction projects — base pay plus fringe benefits. Every contractor working a federal job must pay at least the Davis-Bacon rate for that county and trade. Private-sector jobs don't have to match, but many do as a competitive floor.