How Much Do Petroleum Pump Operators Make in 2021 (including Starting Salary)

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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.

Salary
$77610
Becoming One
Easy
Education
No degree required
Job Satisfaction
Job Growth

Personality
Interest Match



Table of contents
  1. Average salary
  2. Starting salary
  3. Salary rank
  4. Salary range
  5. Highest paying states
  6. Highest paying industries

Average salary

Annual salary
$77610 per year
Hourly wage
$37 per hour

Starting salary

Entry-level annual salary
$49,420 to $62,090 per year
Entry-level hourly wage
$24 to $30 per hour

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

Salary rank
B

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
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

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