The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $110,590, Mississippi is the highest paying state for petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers. It is followed by Illinois (average annual salary $105,290). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi | $110,590 |
$34,900 | 960 |
| 2 | Illinois | $105,290 |
$66,100 | 570 |
| 3 | Minnesota | $104,550 |
$72,240 | 580 |
| 4 | Maryland | $103,790 |
$76,400 | 40 |
| 5 | Ohio | $101,600 |
$62,150 | 940 |
| 6 | Alaska | $101,220 |
$61,720 | 330 |
| 7 | California | $100,950 |
$65,680 | 3,490 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $100,910 |
$73,470 | 300 |
| 9 | Colorado | $99,410 |
$67,100 | 510 |
| 10 | Montana | $98,500 |
$76,000 | 420 |
| 11 | North Dakota | $95,030 |
$74,470 | 480 |
| 12 | Kansas | $94,660 |
$58,830 | 990 |
| 13 | New Mexico | $94,060 |
$64,780 | 350 |
| 14 | Wyoming | $93,020 |
$66,240 | 530 |
| 15 | Utah | $92,270 |
$61,850 | 500 |
| 16 | Hawaii | $92,000 |
$59,200 | 210 |
| 17 | Oregon | $90,910 |
$37,610 | 40 |
| 18 | Washington | $89,820 |
$70,380 | 550 |
| 19 | Missouri | $86,010 |
$45,090 | 160 |
| 20 | Louisiana | $85,670 |
$50,120 | 4,320 |
| 21 | Connecticut | $83,740 |
$67,930 | 70 |
| 22 | Tennessee | $83,280 |
$49,490 | 150 |
| 23 | Iowa | $81,430 |
$28,660 | 130 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | $80,640 |
$64,810 | 2,050 |
| 25 | Texas | $80,600 |
$57,780 | 8,820 |
| 26 | Michigan | $80,130 |
$45,720 | 160 |
| 27 | Arizona | $79,770 |
$37,210 | 180 |
| 28 | Virginia | $79,410 |
$50,090 | 90 |
| 29 | Georgia | $77,410 |
$48,520 | 190 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $76,220 |
$67,000 | 120 |
| 31 | Maine | $76,180 |
$57,930 | 30 |
| 32 | Nebraska | $75,710 |
$65,790 | 60 |
| 33 | South Carolina | $75,620 |
$57,590 | 50 |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | $74,780 |
$36,430 | 980 |
| 35 | Kentucky | $74,730 |
$41,250 | 290 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $73,810 |
$44,720 | 160 |
| 37 | Arkansas | $71,370 |
$49,680 | 190 |
| 38 | New Hampshire | $69,240 |
$35,890 | 0 |
| 39 | Virgin Islands | $68,550 |
$31,730 | 60 |
| 40 | South Dakota | $65,250 |
$44,910 | 30 |
| 41 | Massachusetts | $63,920 |
$52,930 | 110 |
| 42 | New York | $62,730 |
$45,010 | 90 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $62,490 |
$28,560 | 190 |
| 44 | Rhode Island | $60,190 |
$51,380 | 50 |
| 45 | Florida | $58,860 |
$48,480 | 420 |
| 46 | Idaho | $57,690 |
$42,650 | 40 |
| 47 | Delaware | $55,510 |
$50,280 | 0 |
| 48 | Alabama | $49,270 |
$35,580 | 150 |
| 49 | Indiana | $48,520 |
$34,130 | 320 |
| 50 | Nevada | $43,630 |
$35,700 | 60 |
| 51 | Guam | $38,090 |
$29,870 | 30 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $29,320 |
$25,770 | 140 |