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Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers salary in Dallas, TX

The median petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $67,940 a year, 30% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,719 a month.

10th percentile
$36,140
25th percentile
$48,180
Median percentile
$67,940
75th percentile
$92,560
90th percentile
$104,870

Based on 400 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

$56,626 take-home a year
Gross pay$67,940
Federal income tax−$6,117
Social Security + Medicare−$5,197
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,719
Every two weeks$2,178

Does it go far here?

$65,904Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

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