Service Unit Operator, Oil, Gas, and Mining Salary in Grand Junction, Colorado

The annual salary statistics of service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining in Grand Junction, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage information of service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining in Grand Junction 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 Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining in Grand Junction, Colorado

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,700
25th Percentile Wage
$46,950
50th Percentile Wage
$47,600
75th Percentile Wage
$60,260
90th Percentile Wage
$79,320

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining in Grand Junction, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,700.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$47,600
-0.92% 11.49%
2021
$48,040
-1.42% -
2020
$48,720
3.78% -
2019
$46,880
2.73% -
2015
$45,600
-2.50% -
2014
$46,740
1.56% -
2013
$46,010
8.43% -
2012
$42,130
- -

Table 2. Compare Service Unit Operator, Oil, Gas, and Mining Salary in Grand Junction with Other Colorado Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,600 in Grand Junction is in the middle of salary range for service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining in state of Colorado. In comparison, the annual salary of service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining in Grand Junction is 27.1 percent (27.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area and 3.4 percent (3.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Boulder.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$65,290
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield
$63,200
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$60,400
East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$56,540
Greeley
$51,480
Grand Junction
$47,600
Fort Collins-Loveland
$47,220
Boulder
$45,980

See also: Top paying jobs in Grand Junction, Colorado.