Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 125 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Alaska $116,480 220
San Francisco, CA $115,980 1,010
Eastern Wyoming $110,550 310
Tulsa, OK $110,180 580
Vallejo, CA $107,570 120
California $107,270 3,640

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $116,480 220
      Alaska $105,380 280
      Anchorage, AK $77,670 —
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alabama $51,270 90
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Arkansas $83,860 240
      Arkansas $81,490 280
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $73,230 180
      Phoenix, AZ $66,730 100
      Arizona $42,320 40
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $115,980 1,010
      Vallejo, CA $107,570 120
      California $107,270 3,640
      Los Angeles, CA $107,270 1,770
      Bakersfield, CA $94,470 250
      Sacramento, CA $76,850 30
      San Diego, CA $73,670 90
      Riverside, CA $60,750 140
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $94,100 90
      Greeley, CO $87,140 40
      Colorado $83,670 180
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hartford, CT $57,080 40
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $97,680 50
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jacksonville, FL $72,140 40
      Tampa, FL $66,350 40
      Florida $60,830 180
      Miami, FL $59,440 40
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $90,550 80
      Georgia $80,020 130
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $87,420 300
      Urban Honolulu, HI $86,300 280
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa $93,760 110
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $106,360 570
      Illinois $98,240 1,100
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indiana $77,450 350
      Northern Indiana $68,740 60
      Indianapolis, IN $50,380 100
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $102,200 1,030
      Kansas $102,200 600
      Wichita, KS $90,970 380
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $97,210 50
      Kentucky $80,050 610
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $105,860 1,590
      Baton Rouge, LA $101,870 670
      Louisiana $98,930 3,520
      Shreveport, LA $87,820 300
      Lafayette, LA $79,500 —
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $79,260 30
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $86,980 50
      Maryland $81,750 130
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $62,230 100
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $96,080 60
      Michigan $87,390 170
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Minnesota $101,320 60
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $98,720 510
      Minnesota $98,720 570
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $90,180 50
      Missouri $78,480 60
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $79,220 —
      Mississippi $77,090 1,080
      Lower East Mississippi $63,980 110
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Billings, MT $101,720 450
      Montana $97,840 570
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Carolina $72,090 130
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West North Dakota $99,630 210
      North Dakota $98,010 240
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $85,800 50
      Nebraska $83,750 30
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $101,340 470
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $78,880 40
      Farmington, NM $67,380 90
      New Mexico $67,380 400
      Eastern New Mexico $65,520 230
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nevada $56,470 40
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $101,340 390
      New York $74,600 120
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ohio $104,140 720
      Toledo, OH $104,140 330
      Columbus, OH $93,600 30
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $110,180 580
      Oklahoma $89,850 1,340
      Southeast Oklahoma $89,850 340
      Oklahoma City, OK $82,790 160
      Northwest Oklahoma $79,400 110
      Southwest Oklahoma $77,970 90
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $102,340 630
      Allentown, PA-NJ $91,930 210
      Pennsylvania $87,390 1,030
      Pittsburgh, PA $80,410 300
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $70,110 150
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Carolina $68,920 90
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $95,750 100
      Tennessee $84,340 160
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Houston, TX $103,280 6,200
      Corpus Christi, TX $98,370 960
      Beaumont, TX $97,970 1,820
      Texas $97,970 12,060
      Midland, TX $95,510 330
      Northwestern Region of Texas $92,890 570
      San Antonio, TX $86,640 230
      Lubbock, TX $77,240 60
      North Region of Texas $76,950 70
      Hill Country Region of Texas $75,780 70
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $74,950 350
      Border Region of Texas $70,500 100
      Dallas, TX $50,000 430
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ogden, UT $101,920 460
      Utah $101,920 660
      Salt Lake City, UT $98,810 110
      High Desert Utah $78,660 80
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Richmond, VA $94,250 30
      Northern West Virginia $81,450 110
      West Virginia $81,190 380
      Virginia $80,650 100
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington $99,690 1,030
      Seattle, WA $98,950 200
      Kennewick, WA $97,960 30
      Bellingham, WA $96,850 390
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wisconsin $83,070 60
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wheeling, WV-OH $81,090 50
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $80,660 390
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Wyoming $110,550 310
      Wyoming $96,470 700
      Western Wyoming $96,340 160
      Cheyenne, WY $84,530 40
      Casper, WY $83,580 170