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Highest-paying States for Wellhead Pumpers

The highest-paying states for 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 wellhead pumpers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $75,120, Texas is the highest paying state for wellhead pumpers. It is followed by New Mexico (average annual salary $64,730). 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 wellhead pumpers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Wellhead Pumpers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Texas	$75,120	$39,420	8,090
2	New Mexico	$64,730	$34,640	1,050
3	Colorado	$64,560	$45,030	370
4	Mississippi	$63,320	$48,990	60
5	Utah	$62,910	$49,590	80
6	Wyoming	$62,900	$34,320	350
7	Alaska	$62,010	$54,470	50
8	North Dakota	$61,220	$38,500	1,220
9	Oklahoma	$59,890	$37,430	580
10	Arkansas	$59,510	$42,000	130
11	Kansas	$58,370	$40,550	300
12	Louisiana	$57,860	$50,220	90
13	Kentucky	$56,780	$27,110	100
14	Michigan	$48,730	$43,320	140
15	California	$47,770	$31,800	70
16	Montana	$46,380	$38,230	170
17	Illinois	$45,780	$24,960	120
18	Pennsylvania	$45,220	$36,690	670
19	Nebraska	$42,260	$33,230	30
20	Virginia	$38,420	$25,490	40
21	New York	$38,220	$23,800	70
22	Ohio	$37,580	$30,580	330
23	West Virginia	$36,250	$30,210	400
24	Indiana	$25,420	$17,300	40

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