Pump Operator, Except Wellhead Pumpers Salary in Odessa, Texas

The annual salary statistics of pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in Odessa, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in Odessa 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 Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers in Odessa, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,710
25th Percentile Wage
$35,710
50th Percentile Wage
$47,930
75th Percentile Wage
$60,660
90th Percentile Wage
$76,120

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in Odessa, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,710.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pump operators, except wellhead pumpers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$47,930
25.10% 21.93%
2020
$35,900
0.42% -
2019
$35,750
-17.34% -
2018
$41,950
5.96% -
2015
$39,450
3.02% -
2014
$38,260
-34.00% -
2013
$51,270
27.01% -
2012
$37,420
- -

Table 2. Compare Pump Operator, Except Wellhead Pumpers Salary in Odessa with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,930 in Odessa is in the middle of salary range for pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in Odessa is 35.0 percent (35.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Amarillo and 35.1 percent (35.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Texas nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Amarillo
$73,770
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$67,710
Corpus Christi
$66,620
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$65,670
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$65,200
College Station-Bryan
$65,150
Midland
$64,870
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$63,640
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$62,550
Lubbock
$56,840
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$56,080
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$53,810
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$53,060
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$52,840
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$51,240
Odessa
$47,930
Longview
$47,010
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$45,700
Fort Worth-Arlington
$45,190
Laredo
$42,570
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$38,130
Wichita Falls
$38,000
Tyler
$36,970
El Paso
$36,790
Brownsville-Harlingen
$36,470
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$31,130

See also: Top paying jobs in Odessa, Texas.