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Highest-paying States for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

The highest-paying states for pump operators, except wellhead pumpers (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 pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $92,550, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for pump operators, except wellhead pumpers. It is followed by North Dakota (average annual salary $75,860). 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 pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Massachusetts	$92,550	$38,680	280
2	North Dakota	$75,860	$56,770	280
3	Alaska	$75,800	$23,090	170
4	Utah	$73,240	$48,680	70
5	Oklahoma	$70,510	$35,910	320
6	Michigan	$68,690	$41,200	40
7	Ohio	$67,480	$39,300	330
8	Pennsylvania	$66,440	$43,200	100
9	Arkansas	$64,810	$41,330	40
10	Wyoming	$64,740	$39,470	160
11	Illinois	$63,400	$38,960	50
12	Missouri	$62,240	$48,080	500
13	Nevada	$61,080	$21,920	40
14	Arizona	$58,890	$42,410	110
15	Colorado	$58,850	$36,870	80
16	Kansas	$58,780	$36,920	70
17	Texas	$57,530	$40,410	3,730
18	Indiana	$56,800	$37,440	50
19	Montana	$55,600	$51,420	110
20	Wisconsin	$55,470	$48,290	80
21	South Dakota	$55,380	$47,000	90
22	New Jersey	$54,490	$46,640	250
23	Washington	$53,750	$50,860	70
24	New Hampshire	$52,720	$38,190	80
25	West Virginia	$52,260	$40,170	40
26	Louisiana	$51,710	$40,280	1,090
27	Alabama	$50,880	$32,260	150
28	California	$50,790	$35,730	520
29	Tennessee	$48,810	$40,200	100
30	Minnesota	$48,390	$41,250	180
31	Florida	$47,350	$32,820	890
32	Maryland	$46,960	$31,990	70
33	Hawaii	$46,640	$25,270	70
34	South Carolina	$44,460	$40,460	70
35	New Mexico	$44,310	$28,470	100
36	Maine	$43,840	$31,960	80
37	North Carolina	$43,180	$33,840	40
38	Mississippi	$42,670	$41,470	30
39	Virginia	$42,220	$28,670	140
40	New York	$41,490	$38,390	220
41	Oregon	$37,740	$31,170	150
42	Nebraska	$36,590	$23,060	60
43	Kentucky	$35,420	$28,200	80
44	Georgia	$35,370	$24,610	260
45	Iowa	$24,390	$20,570	40
46	Puerto Rico	$23,210	$17,680	50

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in those states is not available at this time.