Offshore oil rigs offer probably the best salaries among all industries, besides the entertainment gambling. But outsider would be probably astonished to discover that quite a number of positions, including some of the high-end, never require even college diploma, such as for example toolpusher (oil rig boss). The salary of a drilling consultant working offshore ranges from $143,000 to as much as $305,000 a year, making it the most lucrative job on an offshore platform. Drilling consultants supervise the daily operations of the rig and provide advice and consultation on several drilling issues. As of Mar 9, 2020, the average annual pay for an Oil Rig Worker in the United States is $75,521 a year. While ZipRecruiter is seeing annual salaries as high as $293,000 and as low as $18,000, the majority of Oil Rig Worker salaries currently range between $32,000 (25th percentile) to $90,000 (75th percentile) across the United States.