Petroleum Pump System Operator, Refinery Operator, and Gaugers Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

The annual salary statistics of petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in Dallas-Plano-Irving is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,300
25th Percentile Wage
$35,690
50th Percentile Wage
$48,650
75th Percentile Wage
$72,350
90th Percentile Wage
$89,320

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $89,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,300.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$48,650
-41.23% -33.73%
2016
$68,710
13.78% -
2015
$59,240
-16.80% -
2014
$69,190
1.47% -
2013
$68,170
4.56% -
2012
$65,060
- -

Table 2. Compare Petroleum Pump System Operator, Refinery Operator, and Gaugers Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,650 in Dallas-Plano-Irving is in the middle of salary range for petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers in Dallas-Plano-Irving is 45.9 percent (45.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 11.8 percent (11.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Amarillo.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$89,970
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$88,130
Corpus Christi
$85,140
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$82,730
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$81,310
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$79,510
Midland
$79,250
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$79,170
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$78,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$77,070
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$74,480
Odessa
$71,000
Laredo
$69,640
College Station-Bryan
$67,240
Longview
$66,150
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$65,500
Victoria
$64,660
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$62,800
El Paso
$62,560
Fort Worth-Arlington
$54,760
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$48,650
Tyler
$46,880
Wichita Falls
$44,520
Amarillo
$42,890