Highest-paying Cities for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

The top 100 highest paying cities for petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $113,030, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is the highest paying city for petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $110,310). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$113,030	$66,100	320
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$110,310	$99,760	1,020
3	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$107,860	$67,910	550
4	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$104,550	$75,530	500
5	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$103,790	$76,400	30
6	Anchorage, Alaska	$103,740	$53,080	120
7	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$103,520	$69,390	360
8	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$103,400	$81,020	150
9	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$101,730	$61,590	280
10	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$101,570	$67,130	260
11	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$100,910	$67,210	280
12	Billings, Montana	$100,650	$79,190	370
13	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$100,370	$74,630	180
14	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$100,240	$78,460	1,690
15	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$99,600	$75,620	650
16	Memphis, Tennessee	$97,080	$62,960	180
17	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$96,340	$57,690	580
18	Cheyenne, Wyoming	$96,160	$64,280	30
19	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$95,180	$74,640	450
20	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$95,070	$73,840	240
21	St Louis, Missouri	$94,090	$61,150	180
22	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$93,020	$66,240	180
23	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$93,020	$74,110	240
24	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$92,280	$67,430	470
25	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$92,000	$59,200	200
26	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$90,440	$67,860	880
27	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$89,970	$44,860	40
28	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$88,870	$50,570	1,690
29	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$88,130	$44,500	950
30	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$86,480	$64,770	80
31	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$86,020	$63,550	120
32	Casper, Wyoming	$85,910	$57,720	60
33	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$85,720	$19,920	1,440
34	Salt Lake City, Utah	$85,180	$64,060	120
35	Corpus Christi, Texas	$85,140	$57,780	610
36	Wichita, Kansas	$84,970	$63,270	380
37	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$84,830	$70,340	440
38	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$83,750	$43,780	30
39	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$83,720	$58,250	80
40	Farmington, New Mexico	$83,300	$62,930	40
41	Toledo, Ohio	$83,230	$58,200	380
42	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$82,730	$59,470	110
43	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$81,630	$60,030	30
44	Kansas City, Missouri	$81,530	$58,120	70
45	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$81,310	$62,300	4,430
46	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$81,210	$45,590	130
47	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$80,250	$77,450	30
48	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$80,130	$67,750	70
49	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$80,030	$64,810	400
50	Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$79,970	$53,820	200
51	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$79,770	$37,220	120
52	Bellingham, Washington	$79,730	$63,610	n/a
53	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$79,510	$45,610	120
54	Fresno, California	$79,510	$52,160	50
55	Midland, Texas	$79,250	$46,510	480
56	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$79,210	$69,630	90
57	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$79,170	$57,730	390
58	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$79,140	$56,850	80
59	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$79,090	$57,750	30
60	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$78,990	$54,040	50
61	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$78,960	$49,470	160
62	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$78,930	$48,410	1,610
63	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$78,880	$57,630	350
64	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$78,700	$52,500	90
65	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$78,560	$46,450	50
66	Fairbanks, Alaska	$77,740	$59,700	40
67	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$77,070	$52,960	250
68	Columbus, Ohio	$77,060	$55,790	40
69	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$76,680	$60,550	290
70	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$76,540	$61,350	150
71	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$76,040	$49,670	40
72	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$76,030	$54,230	240
73	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$75,910	$56,410	1,870
74	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$75,850	$48,490	220
75	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$75,440	$59,520	60
76	Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$75,390	$73,140	70
77	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$75,050	$50,270	40
78	Lafayette, Louisiana	$75,000	$57,920	240
79	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$74,780	$58,610	300
80	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$74,480	$57,750	570
81	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$74,210	$53,860	110
82	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$73,040	$56,830	50
83	Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$72,800	$47,790	150
84	Southeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$72,610	$63,180	270
85	Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia	$71,710	$55,330	130
86	Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia	$71,500	$54,910	n/a
87	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$71,420	$55,380	180
88	Charleston, West Virginia	$71,360	$55,740	40
89	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$71,180	$46,580	320
90	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$71,130	$43,710	110
91	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$71,080	$46,590	530
92	Odessa, Texas	$71,000	$60,450	130
93	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$70,550	$55,820	50
94	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$70,360	$33,770	60
95	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$70,240	$39,830	80
96	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$70,030	$45,440	540
97	Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$69,990	$46,950	50
98	Laredo, Texas	$69,640	$32,000	80
99	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$68,590	$37,610	50
100	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$68,280	$38,690	40

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