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

The median petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in Texas earns $84,100 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,666 a month.

10th percentile
$45,670
25th percentile
$75,210
Median percentile
$84,100
75th percentile
$100,440
90th percentile
$108,650

Based on 10,510 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

$67,994 take-home a year
Gross pay$84,100
Federal income tax−$9,672
Social Security + Medicare−$6,434
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,666
Every two weeks$2,615

Does it go far here?

$86,650Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

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