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Highest-paying States for Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

The highest-paying states for gas compressor and gas pumping station operators (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 gas compressor and gas pumping station operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $98,680, Wisconsin is the highest paying state for gas compressor and gas pumping station operators. It is followed by Michigan (average annual salary $97,980). 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 gas compressor and gas pumping station operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Wisconsin	$98,680	$77,450	80
2	Michigan	$97,980	$43,420	90
3	North Dakota	$88,910	$68,490	80
4	New Mexico	$87,670	$70,710	40
5	Ohio	$83,750	$77,670	170
6	Arkansas	$83,590	$22,880	60
7	Montana	$82,090	$63,520	40
8	Oklahoma	$81,310	$57,260	40
9	Utah	$81,050	$62,580	50
10	Connecticut	$81,010	$54,640	50
11	Colorado	$79,470	$36,640	50
12	New York	$76,240	$39,740	40
13	New Jersey	$75,290	$57,140	160
14	Virginia	$72,630	$45,540	50
15	Wyoming	$69,280	$55,870	100
16	Illinois	$68,340	$41,020	40
17	Louisiana	$68,010	$39,220	40
18	West Virginia	$67,360	$50,440	50
19	Massachusetts	$67,060	$46,200	120
20	Kansas	$66,660	$63,450	110
21	Maryland	$63,730	$44,530	30
22	Mississippi	$63,370	$39,960	100
23	Nebraska	$61,670	$39,400	100
24	Texas	$61,110	$49,090	900
25	California	$58,760	$34,250	250
26	South Carolina	$57,410	$36,780	0
27	Arizona	$57,190	$34,600	100
28	Georgia	$55,970	$42,850	70
29	New Hampshire	$55,420	$51,680	30
30	Pennsylvania	$51,890	$44,320	270
31	Iowa	$49,030	$33,920	40
32	Missouri	$46,810	$31,980	170
33	Tennessee	$45,060	$40,790	70
34	Indiana	$44,600	$37,820	50
35	Washington	$43,120	$32,940	30
36	Alabama	$38,720	$30,210	60
37	Kentucky	$38,600	$35,440	150
38	Maine	$37,650	$28,440	30
39	Minnesota	$37,590	$27,270	30
40	Florida	$33,450	$30,700	410
41	Puerto Rico	$17,610	$16,850	100

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of gas compressor and gas pumping station operators in those states is not available at this time.