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Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers salary in Iowa

The median petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in Iowa earns $90,160 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,736 a month.

10th percentile
$61,400
25th percentile
$70,890
Median percentile
$90,160
75th percentile
$98,340
90th percentile
$99,760

Based on 70 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

$68,831 take-home a year
Gross pay$90,160
Federal income tax−$11,005
Social Security + Medicare−$6,897
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$3,426
Monthly take-home$5,736
Every two weeks$2,647

Does it go far here?

$102,732Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($972 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Iowa

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$295,190
Family Medicine Physicians$265,200
Chief Executives$211,190
Dentists, General$181,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$147,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$143,780
Pharmacists$138,860
Physician Assistants$134,770

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