Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators And Gaugers
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators And Gaugers operate or control petroleum refining or processing units. May specialize in controlling manifold and pumping systems, gauging or testing oil in storage tanks, or regulating the flow of oil into pipelines.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators and Gaugers with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $49,420 to $62,090 per year or $24 to $30 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators and Gaugers to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
Level | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
Highest (Top 10%) | $50 | $104,470 |
Senior (Top 25%) | $46 | $94,830 |
Middle (Mid 50%) | $38 | $78,840 |
Junior (Bottom 25%) | $30 | $62,090 |
No experience (Bottom 10%) | $24 | $49,420 |
Highest paying states
State | Hourly | Annual |
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MT | $43 | $89,950 |
NJ | $43 | $89,070 |
CA | $43 | $89,010 |
NM | $42 | $87,380 |
CO | $41 | $85,030 |
UT | $41 | $84,650 |
AK | $40 | $83,140 |
MS | $39 | $82,060 |
TX | $39 | $81,890 |
OH | $39 | $81,750 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Petroleum Pump System Operator, Refinery Operator and Gauger is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like MT doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at MT might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Petroleum Pump Operators are in the states of MT, NJ, CA, NM and CO.
Highest paying industries
Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
---|---|---|
Management of Companies and Enterprises | $93480 | $44.94 |
Chemical Manufacturing | $86060 | $41.38 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $84330 | $40.54 |
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | $81380 | $39.12 |
Natural Gas Distribution | $80090 | $38.50 |
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil | $79400 | $38.17 |
Scientific Research and Development Services | $78330 | $37.66 |
Oil and Gas Extraction | $77330 | $37.18 |
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas | $77030 | $37.03 |
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution | $76740 | $36.90 |
Utility System Construction | $73640 | $35.40 |
Other Pipeline Transportation | $73300 | $35.24 |
Warehousing and Storage | $70730 | $34.01 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $63410 | $30.49 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $59970 | $28.83 |
Truck Transportation | $59260 | $28.49 |
Support Activities for Mining | $57600 | $27.69 |
Federal Executive Branch | $57470 | $27.63 |
Grain and Oilseed Milling | $56860 | $27.34 |
Employment Services | $52880 | $25.42 |
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $50920 | $24.48 |