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

The median petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in Virginia earns $58,970 a year, 39% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,860 a month.

10th percentile
$40,300
25th percentile
$46,980
Median percentile
$58,970
75th percentile
$78,900
90th percentile
$103,390

Based on 250 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

$46,319 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,970
Federal income tax−$4,896
Social Security + Medicare−$4,511
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,243
Monthly take-home$3,860
Every two weeks$1,782

Does it go far here?

$58,326Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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