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Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers — wages and employment

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers earned a median annual wage of $97,540 in the United States in May 2024, with 34,860 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $97,540SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers earned a median annual wage of $97,540 in the United States in May 2024, with 34,860 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $59,790 or less, the best-paid tenth $112,920 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $94,580 to $97,540, +3.1 %. The best-paying state is California at $107,270; the lowest Puerto Rico at $31,920. Among metropolitan areas, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA pays the highest median, $115,980. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
California$107,2703,640
Alaska$105,380280
Ohio$104,140720
Kansas$102,2001,030
Utah$101,920660
New Jersey$101,340470
Washington$99,6901,030
Louisiana$98,9303,520
Minnesota$98,720570
Illinois$98,2401,100
North Dakota$98,010240
Texas$97,97012,060
Montana$97,840570
Wyoming$96,470700
Iowa$93,760110
Oklahoma$89,8501,340
Hawaii$87,420300
Pennsylvania$87,3901,030
Michigan$87,390170
Tennessee$84,340160
Nebraska$83,75030
Colorado$83,670180
Wisconsin$83,07060
Maryland$81,750130
Arkansas$81,490280
West Virginia$81,190380
Virginia$80,650100
Kentucky$80,050610
Georgia$80,020130
Missouri$78,48060
Indiana$77,450350
Mississippi$77,0901,080
New York$74,600120
Arizona$73,230180
North Carolina$72,090130
South Carolina$68,92090
New Mexico$67,380400
Maine$62,230100
Florida$60,830180
Nevada$56,47040
Alabama$51,27090
Puerto Rico$31,92070

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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