Texas pay · SOC 51-8093

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

May 2025 estimates for Texas and its published labor markets.

Statewide pay

BLS May 2025, Texas. Published annual and hourly estimates.
MeasureAnnual payHourly pay
10th percentile$45,670$21.96
25th percentile$75,210$36.16
Median$84,100$40.43
75th percentile$100,440$48.29
90th percentile$108,650$52.24
Average$84,350$40.55

A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.

Estimated employment: 10,510. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $75,210 to $100,440 in 2025, a span of $25,230. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.

Compare labor markets

Across 10 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $67,940 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX to $100,660 in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.

Each published area appears once. Employment totals across counties must not be added together.
Published areaMedian annual payEstimated jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$100,6601,480
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$68,67060
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$79,290260
Corpus Christi, TX$78,630820
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$67,940400
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$84,1005,510
Lubbock, TX$77,24060
Midland, TX$80,540310
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$80,01080
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$81,490400

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