Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers salary by location
National median: $61,770 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | state | $92,310 | +49.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Beaumont, TX | metropolitan | $82,090 | +32.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $81,400 | +31.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $80,210 | +29.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $79,840 | +29.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $79,010 | +27.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $77,820 | +26.0% | 290 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $76,670 | +24.1% | 770 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $75,810 | +22.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $71,890 | +16.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $71,780 | +16.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $71,770 | +16.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $69,540 | +12.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $67,550 | +9.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $66,920 | +8.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $66,890 | +8.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $66,500 | +7.7% | 150 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $64,990 | +5.2% | 310 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $64,700 | +4.7% | 150 | 2025 |
| Shreveport, LA | metropolitan | $64,220 | +4.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $64,110 | +3.8% | 1,370 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $64,050 | +3.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $64,050 | +3.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $63,540 | +2.9% | 410 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $63,480 | +2.8% | 300 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $63,110 | +2.2% | 210 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $63,060 | +2.1% | 250 | 2025 |
| Houma, LA | metropolitan | $62,820 | +1.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $61,770 | +0.0% | 2,110 | 2025 |
| MS | state | $61,670 | −0.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $61,590 | −0.3% | 250 | 2025 |
| WV | state | $61,450 | −0.5% | — | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $60,990 | −1.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $60,660 | −1.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $60,620 | −1.9% | — | 2025 |
| WI | state | $60,320 | −2.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $60,200 | −2.5% | — | 2025 |
| Casper, WY | metropolitan | $60,130 | −2.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $59,700 | −3.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $59,540 | −3.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $59,300 | −4.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $59,250 | −4.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| FL | state | $59,120 | −4.3% | 510 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $58,920 | −4.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $57,980 | −6.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $57,930 | −6.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $57,730 | −6.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $57,660 | −6.7% | 1,220 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $57,030 | −7.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $54,800 | −11.3% | 270 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $54,540 | −11.7% | 630 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $54,040 | −12.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $53,980 | −12.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Orlando, FL | metropolitan | $53,930 | −12.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Longview, TX | metropolitan | $53,720 | −13.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $52,980 | −14.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $52,120 | −15.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $51,370 | −16.8% | — | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $48,200 | −22.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $48,150 | −22.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $48,010 | −22.3% | 300 | 2025 |
| OK | state | $46,900 | −24.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $46,740 | −24.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $46,680 | −24.4% | — | 2025 |
| KY | state | $46,600 | −24.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $46,170 | −25.3% | — | 2025 |
| NC | state | $45,890 | −25.7% | 180 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $45,730 | −26.0% | — | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $45,620 | −26.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $44,650 | −27.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Lakeland, FL | metropolitan | $42,640 | −31.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $39,520 | −36.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $38,360 | −37.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| PR | state | $35,370 | −42.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| San Juan, PR | metropolitan | $35,360 | −42.8% | 70 | 2025 |