SOC 51-8093 · Area 4800005 · May 2025
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $49,380 | $23.74 |
| 25th percentile | $60,170 | $28.93 |
| Median | $68,670 | $33.02 |
| 75th percentile | $83,150 | $39.98 |
| 90th percentile | $109,010 | $52.41 |
| Average | $74,580 | $35.86 |
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: 60. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $60,170 to $83,150 in 2025, a span of $22,980.
The area median is $15,430 (18.3%) below Texas's $84,100 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 9 other published areas
- This area's median is $730 (1.1%) above the $67,940 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $8,570 (11.1%) below the $77,240 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $9,960 (12.7%) below the $78,630 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $10,620 (13.4%) below the $79,290 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $11,340 (14.2%) below the $80,010 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $11,870 (14.7%) below the $80,540 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is $12,820 (15.7%) below the $81,490 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $15,430 (18.3%) below the $84,100 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $31,990 (31.8%) below the $100,660 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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