Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers salary
The median pay for petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in the United States is $96,710 a year. About 33,160 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $57,110
- 25th percentile
- $77,510
- Median percentile
- $96,710
- 75th percentile
- $106,320
- 90th percentile
- $115,880
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Alaska $124,530
- Louisiana $106,640
- Utah $105,980
- Ohio $105,150
- New Jersey $104,540
- Washington $103,620
- California $103,250
- Illinois $102,890
- Minnesota $101,910
- Kansas $101,880
- Wyoming $100,350
- Montana $98,310
- Tennessee $96,730
- Oklahoma $95,140
- Hawaii $94,900
- Colorado $93,750
- North Dakota $93,130
- Iowa $90,160
- New York $88,880
- Arkansas $86,580
- Texas $84,100
- Michigan $84,030
- West Virginia $83,910
- Pennsylvania $83,870
- Missouri $80,960
- North Carolina $80,060
- Kentucky $78,670
- Maryland $78,580
- Mississippi $75,180
- New Mexico $74,340
- Alabama $73,510
- New Hampshire $70,050
- Indiana $67,420
- Maine $65,150
- Florida $63,480
- Nevada $62,420
- Arizona $60,070
- Virginia $58,970
- South Carolina $58,160
- Georgia $57,180
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $117,660
- Chicago, IL $111,370
- Salt Lake City, UT $109,390
- Baton Rouge, LA $108,420
- Toledo, OH $107,520
- New Orleans, LA $107,490
- Wichita, KS $107,260
- Tulsa, OK $107,170
- Ogden, UT $105,980
- Bellingham, WA $105,640
- Philadelphia, PA $105,580
- New York, NY $104,540
- Los Angeles, CA $103,250
- Billings, MT $103,110
- Vallejo, CA $103,040
- Minneapolis, MN $101,910
- Denver, CO $101,600
- Beaumont, TX $100,660
- Casper, WY $99,500
- Kansas City, MO $98,770
- Bakersfield, CA $97,530
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $97,210
- Memphis, TN $96,730
- Urban Honolulu, HI $94,900
- Greeley, CO $93,750
- Columbus, OH $93,600
- Anchorage, AK $92,930
- Detroit, MI $86,860
- Baltimore, MD $86,240
- Sacramento, CA $85,220
- Oklahoma City, OK $84,750
- Houston, TX $84,100
- Shreveport, LA $82,920
- Wheeling, WV $81,090
- Midland, TX $80,540
- Riverside, CA $79,840
- Boston, MA $79,260
- Huntington, WV $78,670
- Corpus Christi, TX $78,630
- Indianapolis, IN $78,350
- Lubbock, TX $77,240
- San Diego, CA $72,930
- Pittsburgh, PA $72,190
- Jacksonville, FL $72,050
- Phoenix, AZ $70,220
- Farmington, NM $70,080
- Dallas, TX $67,940
- Tampa, FL $66,350
- Hartford, CT $57,080