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

The median petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in New Mexico earns $74,340 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,790 a month.

10th percentile
$48,380
25th percentile
$62,800
Median percentile
$74,340
75th percentile
$101,770
90th percentile
$104,790

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

$57,486 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,340
Federal income tax−$7,525
Social Security + Medicare−$5,687
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$3,643
Monthly take-home$4,790
Every two weeks$2,211

Does it go far here?

$80,619Median pay in New Mexico is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,067 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Mexico

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$327,670
Family Medicine Physicians$228,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers$215,120
Computer Hardware Engineers$165,350
Physicists$165,340
Nuclear Engineers$164,300
Engineers, All Other$162,070
Electrical Engineers$158,520

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