Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
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Pump Operators
Pump Operators tend, control, or operate power-driven, stationary, or portable pumps and manifold systems to transfer gases, oil, other liquids, slurries, or powdered materials to and from various vessels and processes.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Pump Operators with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $30,200 to $37,140 per year or $15 to $18 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 Pump Operators 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%) | $39 | $81,290 |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $31 | $63,510 |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $23 | $48,090 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $18 | $37,140 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $15 | $30,200 |
Highest paying states
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| CO | $34 | $71,190 |
| MS | $31 | $64,670 |
| MO | $30 | $62,330 |
| AK | $29 | $61,020 |
| CA | $29 | $59,820 |
| AL | $28 | $58,480 |
| NY | $28 | $58,000 |
| PA | $28 | $57,460 |
| AZ | $27 | $56,490 |
| NM | $27 | $56,130 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Pump Operator is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like CO doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at CO might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Pump Operators are in the states of CO, MS, MO, AK and CA.
Highest paying industries
| Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors | $73560 | $35.37 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil | $71060 | $34.16 |
| Coal Mining | $66970 | $32.20 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying | $65140 | $31.32 |
| Other Pipeline Transportation | $62490 | $30.04 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction | $60110 | $28.90 |
| Water, Sewage and Other Systems | $58750 | $28.24 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas | $57020 | $27.41 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | $56690 | $27.25 |
| Utility System Construction | $56000 | $26.92 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | $55980 | $26.91 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | $55490 | $26.68 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $55260 | $26.57 |
| Chemical Manufacturing | $54340 | $26.12 |
| Support Activities for Mining | $53180 | $25.57 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation | $51880 | $24.94 |
| Support Activities for Rail Transportation | $51470 | $24.75 |
| Waste Collection | $51060 | $24.55 |
| Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance | $50990 | $24.51 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | $48730 | $23.43 |
| Dairy Product Manufacturing | $48640 | $23.38 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $48280 | $23.21 |
| Local Government | $47720 | $22.94 |
| Direct Selling Establishments | $47000 | $22.59 |
| Rental and Leasing Services | $46710 | $22.46 |
| Grain and Oilseed Milling | $46430 | $22.32 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation | $45100 | $21.69 |
| Waste Treatment and Disposal | $45000 | $21.64 |
| Support Activities for Crop Production | $44030 | $21.17 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $41000 | $19.71 |
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