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Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers salary in New Jersey

The median petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in New Jersey earns $104,540 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,429 a month.

10th percentile
$79,930
25th percentile
$104,440
Median percentile
$104,540
75th percentile
$104,540
90th percentile
$122,800

Based on 420 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

$77,147 take-home a year
Gross pay$104,540
Federal income tax−$14,169
Social Security + Medicare−$7,997
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$5,227
Monthly take-home$6,429
Every two weeks$2,967

Does it go far here?

$96,080Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

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