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Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers salaries across 37 states

$61,021
National Average (Median)
$92,310
Highest: Illinois
$44,650
Lowest: Missouri

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers Salary by State

Compare Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$44,650
$92,310

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $66,890 AK $80,210 CA $57,660 CO $46,680 CT $71,890 FL $59,120 GA $64,050 ID $60,200 IL $92,310 IN $60,620 KY $46,600 LA $64,110 ME $51,370 MI $69,540 MN $59,700 MS $61,670 MO $44,650 MT $71,770 NE $46,170 NV $57,980 NJ $64,990 NM $58,920 NY $48,010 NC $45,890 ND $81,400 OH $64,700 OK $46,900 OR $54,540 PA $60,660 TN $52,120 TX $61,770 UT $61,590 VA $66,500 WA $57,030 WV $61,450 WI $60,320 WY $77,820

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Illinois
$92,310
#2
North Dakota
$81,400
#3
Alaska
$80,210
#4
Wyoming
$77,820
#5
Connecticut
$71,890

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers Salary in All 37 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Illinois $92,310 $90,400 50
2 North Dakota $81,400 $74,500 70
3 Alaska $80,210 $80,530 120
4 Wyoming $77,820 $74,530 290
5 Connecticut $71,890 $67,090 30
6 Montana $71,770 $71,720 50
7 Michigan $69,540 $74,430 40
8 Alabama $66,890 $64,200 100
9 Virginia $66,500 $65,020 150
10 New Jersey $64,990 $73,950 310
11 Ohio $64,700 $67,940 150
12 Louisiana $64,110 $65,060 1,370
13 Georgia $64,050 $61,890 130
14 Texas $61,770 $67,330 2,110
15 Mississippi $61,670 $58,980 70
16 Utah $61,590 $67,520 250
17 West Virginia $61,450 $68,140 N/A
18 Pennsylvania $60,660 $61,450 190
19 Indiana $60,620 $60,520 N/A
20 Wisconsin $60,320 $69,780 70
21 Idaho $60,200 $67,420 N/A
22 Minnesota $59,700 $69,060 60
23 Florida $59,120 $57,040 510
24 New Mexico $58,920 $61,940 80
25 Nevada $57,980 $63,610 150
26 California $57,660 $60,560 1,220
27 Washington $57,030 $74,450 80
28 Oregon $54,540 $59,940 630
29 Tennessee $52,120 $48,060 80
30 Maine $51,370 $62,440 N/A
31 New York $48,010 $55,230 300
32 Oklahoma $46,900 $50,460 90
33 Colorado $46,680 $58,850 N/A
34 Kentucky $46,600 $52,130 40
35 Nebraska $46,170 $48,830 N/A
36 North Carolina $45,890 $46,260 180
37 Missouri $44,650 $45,390 70

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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