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Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers salary in Sacramento, CA

The median petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $85,220 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,235 a month.

10th percentile
$60,460
25th percentile
$72,820
Median percentile
$85,220
75th percentile
$100,660
90th percentile
$114,200

Based on 30 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

$62,817 take-home a year
Gross pay$85,220
Federal income tax−$9,918
Social Security + Medicare−$6,519
California income tax (approx.)−$5,965
Monthly take-home$5,235
Every two weeks$2,416

Does it go far here?

$79,891Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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