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Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas salary in Houston, TX

The median service unit operators, oil and gas in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $49,940 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,526 a month.

10th percentile
$45,670
25th percentile
$49,030
Median percentile
$49,940
75th percentile
$60,230
90th percentile
$79,070

Based on 5,400 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

$42,307 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,940
Federal income tax−$3,813
Social Security + Medicare−$3,820
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,526
Every two weeks$1,627

Does it go far here?

$50,634Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

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