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Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers salary in Baltimore, MD

The median petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $86,240 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,360 a month.

10th percentile
$74,090
25th percentile
$78,940
Median percentile
$86,240
75th percentile
$101,800
90th percentile
$103,560

Based on 40 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$64,325 take-home a year
Gross pay$86,240
Federal income tax−$10,143
Social Security + Medicare−$6,597
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$5,174
Monthly take-home$5,360
Every two weeks$2,474

Does it go far here?

$82,537Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,611 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baltimore, MD

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$322,890
Family Medicine Physicians$307,400
Chief Executives$268,030
Physicians, All Other$218,770
Dentists, General$172,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Aerospace Engineers$166,980

All petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland