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Wellhead Pumpers Salary by State and Metro Area

Wellhead Pumpers in the United States earn a median salary of $69,960/year ($33.63/hr). Salaries range from $44,100 to $98,170 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across 19 states and 24 metro areas where BLS publishes data.

$44K
10th percentile
$52K
25th percentile
$70K
Median
$82K
75th percentile
$98K
90th percentile

Wellhead Pumpers salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
North Dakota$80K$38.38/hr1,540
New Mexico$78K$37.5/hr1,060
Louisiana$77K$36.99/hr110
Texas$76K$36.47/hr10,250
Colorado$73K$34.95/hr370
Arkansas$65K$31.08/hr90
California$64K$30.98/hr160
Mississippi$63K$30.08/hr80
Kansas$62K$30/hr620
Oklahoma$61K$29.51/hr770
Utah$60K$28.83/hr130
Montana$58K$27.8/hr90
Wyoming$57K$27.5/hr490
West Virginia$52K$25.08/hr660
Illinois$51K$24.73/hr240
New York$49K$23.55/hr50
Michigan$48K$22.9/hr210
Ohio$47K$22.47/hr250
Pennsylvania$45K$21.87/hr640
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Showing 1–10 of 19 states with published data

BLS does not publish data for every state when sample sizes are too small

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$80K3,860
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$78K830
Minot, ND$77K130
Amarillo, TX$77K60
Lubbock, TX$77K200
Odessa, TX$75K330
Midland, TX$72K1,660
Casper, WY$72K60
Tyler, TX$71K90
Oklahoma City, OK$65K230
Longview, TX$65K150
Tulsa, OK$65K220
Canton-Massillon, OH$64K50
Wichita Falls, TX$64K,
Farmington, NM$63K80
Greeley, CO$62K140
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$61K60
San Angelo, TX$61K150
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$61K170
Akron, OH$56K40
Charleston, WV$53K60
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$51K60
Wichita, KS$50K40
Pittsburgh, PA$39K350
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