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Petroleum Pump System Operator, Refinery Operator, and Gaugers Salary in Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska

The annual salary statistics of petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in Alaska nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers in Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$74,630
25th Percentile Wage	$95,120
50th Percentile Wage	$100,370
75th Percentile Wage	$124,640
90th Percentile Wage	$143,120

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $143,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,630.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	4-Year Growth
2022	$100,370	-3.33%	24.30%
2021	$103,710	23.44%	-
2020	$79,400	4.12%	-
2019	$76,130	0.20%	-
2018	$75,980	-	-

Table 2. Compare Petroleum Pump System Operator, Refinery Operator, and Gaugers Salary in Alaska nonmetropolitan area with Other Alaska Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $100,370, Alaska nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in state of Alaska, following the highest paying city Anchorage (median annual salary of $103,740). Compared with Anchorage, the median annual salary of petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in Alaska nonmetropolitan area is 3.2 percent (3.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Anchorage	$103,740
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$100,370
Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$95,070
Fairbanks	$77,740