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Wellhead Pumpers — wages and employment

Wellhead Pumpers earned a median annual wage of $70,010 in the United States in May 2024, with 17,350 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $70,010SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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What stands out

Wellhead Pumpers earned a median annual wage of $70,010 in the United States in May 2024, with 17,350 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $39,110 or less, the best-paid tenth $97,470 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $71,830 to $70,010, -2.5 %. The best-paying state is North Dakota at $83,450; the lowest Kentucky at $36,860. Among metropolitan areas, Midland, TX pays the highest median, $79,640. 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
North Dakota$83,450910
Arkansas$80,930110
Wyoming$77,790410
Louisiana$75,690180
Texas$75,5909,910
New Mexico$68,2201,320
Utah$66,890180
Oklahoma$63,790440
Montana$61,780130
Colorado$61,170380
Ohio$60,730300
Kansas$60,560520
California$60,220190
Illinois$59,580330
Michigan$55,090190
Mississippi$51,660—
West Virginia$48,780730
New York$44,66050
Pennsylvania$38,550590
Kentucky$36,860110

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

Metro areaMedian annualEmployment
Midland, TX$79,6401,470
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$78,2903,940
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$78,230920
Casper, WY$77,260100
San Angelo, TX$73,37090
Tyler, TX$69,34080
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$66,670110
Columbus, OH$65,860—
Tulsa, OK$64,570110
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$64,57040
Amarillo, TX$64,50050
Oklahoma City, OK$63,790170
Akron, OH$62,54040
Canton-Massillon, OH$62,46040
Greeley, CO$60,410150
Wichita, KS$60,33050
Longview, TX$60,060140
Farmington, NM$59,51080
Abilene, TX$57,82060
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$55,460—

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