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Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers salary in Texas

The median pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in Texas earns $61,770 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,318 a month.

10th percentile
$40,660
25th percentile
$47,010
Median percentile
$61,770
75th percentile
$83,680
90th percentile
$105,620

Based on 2,110 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

$51,812 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,770
Federal income tax−$5,232
Social Security + Medicare−$4,725
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,318
Every two weeks$1,993

Does it go far here?

$63,643Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
32%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 pump operators, except wellhead pumpers salaries · Take-home pay in Texas