What are the main factors that influence a Gas Trader's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Gas Trader's salary?

A Gas Trader's salary grows with experience: a Microbiologist I (0-2 years)earns $58,346, a Microbiologist II (2-4 years)earns $72,316, a Microbiologist III (4-7 years)earns $82,531, a Gas Trader (7+ years)earns $92,894, a Microbiologist V (7-10 years)earns $132,966,

What are the highest paying states for a Gas Trader?

Gas Trader salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Gas Trader roles are District of Columbia $100,387, California $100,006, Massachusetts $98,673. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Gas Trader roles make?

Salaries for Gas Trader level roles vary by specialization: Lead Trader: $181,022; Senior Trader: $123,215; Natural Gas Trader: $115,989; Mortgage Trader: $113,165; Energy Trader: $99,900.

How do different companies affect a Gas Trader's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Gas Trader roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Gas Trader Salary in the United States

How much does a Gas Trader make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Gas Trader in the United States is $90,667 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

However, a Gas Trader's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $107,083
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,978 to $99,260
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,246

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Gas Trader Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,260	$8,272	$1,909	$48
Average	$90,667	$7,556	$1,744	$44
25th Percentile	$79,978	$6,665	$1,538	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Gas Trader Salaries

A Gas Trader's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Gas Trader Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Gas Trader's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $58,346
Early Career (1-2 years): $72,316
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $82,531
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $92,894
Expert (over 8 years): $132,966

Levels	Salary
Microbiol... Level Gas Trader	$58,346
Microbiol... Level Gas Trader	$72,316
Microbiol... Level Gas Trader	$82,531
Gas Trade... Level Gas Trader	$92,894
Microbiol... Level Gas Trader	$132,966

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How Do Gas Trader Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Gas Traders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $100,387.
California: $100,006.
Massachusetts: $98,673.

District of Columbia $100,387 California $100,006 Massachusetts $98,673 Washington $98,310 New Jersey $98,274 Alaska $98,147 Connecticut $96,896 New York $96,388

Hawaii $94,765 Rhode Island $94,004 Maryland $93,487 Minnesota $92,780 Colorado $92,508 Illinois $92,417 Oregon $92,072 Delaware $91,819

New Hampshire $91,659 Virginia $91,302 Pennsylvania $90,259 Nevada $89,733 North Dakota $89,561 Michigan $89,289 Wisconsin $89,189 Vermont $88,990

Texas $88,437 Maine $88,400 Arizona $88,346 Ohio $88,283 Georgia $87,448 Indiana $87,031 Wyoming $86,950 Utah $86,823

Iowa $86,768 Kansas $86,333 Louisiana $86,206 North Carolina $86,161 Missouri $86,143 Florida $85,789 Montana $85,599 Nebraska $85,417

Kentucky $85,318 South Carolina $84,955 Tennessee $84,728 Idaho $84,638 New Mexico $83,976 Oklahoma $83,831 Alabama $83,296 South Dakota $82,398

Arkansas $81,909 West Virginia $81,646 Mississippi $80,857

Top Paying Cities for Gas Traders

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $114,358
San Francisco: $113,106
Oakland: $110,723

San Jose, CA $114,358

San Francisco, CA $113,106

Oakland, CA $110,723

New York, NY $104,393

Paramus, NJ $103,124

Queens Village, NY $103,119

Passaic, NJ $103,033

Bergenfield, NJ $103,025

Stamford, CT $102,826

Huntington, NY $102,788

Newark, NJ $102,118

Bridgeport, CT $101,927

Vallejo, CA $101,747

New Brunswick, NJ $101,710

Petaluma, CA $101,656

Middlesex, NJ $101,484

Somerset, NJ $101,420

Santa Cruz, CA $101,302

Boston, MA $100,749

Monterey, CA $100,431

Seattle, WA $100,223

Santa Rosa, CA $100,205

Los Angeles, CA $100,178

Juneau, AK $99,942

Washington, DC $99,843

Orange, CA $99,520

Santa Ana, CA $99,280

Long Beach, CA $99,190

Anaheim, CA $99,172

Anchorage, AK $99,126

Santa Maria, CA $98,854

Everett, WA $98,836

Danbury, CT $98,517

Bremerton, WA $98,392

Tacoma, WA $98,066

New Suffolk, NY $98,064

Sacramento, CA $98,038

Santa Barbara, CA $97,939

Trenton, NJ $97,839

San Diego, CA $97,839

Brockton, MA $97,739

Fairbanks, AK $97,517

Lompoc, CA $97,286

Lowell, MA $97,212

Ventura, CA $97,195

Nashua, NH $97,177

Stockton, CA $97,168

Modesto, CA $96,506

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,307

Olympia, WA $96,134

Kennewick, WA $96,134

New Haven, CT $96,098

Lawrence, MA $95,772

Hartford, CT $95,681

Riverside, CA $95,663

New Bedford, MA $95,572

Richland, WA $95,572

Bakersfield, CA $95,445

San Bernardino, CA $95,409

New Britain, CT $95,400

Atlantic City, NJ $95,400

New London, CT $95,364

Norwich, CT $95,336

Portsmouth, NH $95,318

Boulder, CO $95,126

Portland, OR $95,001

Worcester, MA $94,992

Minneapolis, MN $94,711

Philadelphia, PA $94,584

Honolulu, HI $94,285

Saint Paul, MN $94,241

Vineland, NJ $94,221

Providence, RI $93,958

Chicago, IL $93,695

Bellingham, WA $93,587

Springfield, MA $93,514

Baltimore, MD $93,487

Chico, CA $93,260

Pittsfield, MA $93,015

Manchester, NH $92,843

Spokane, WA $92,444

Denver, CO $92,435

Albany, NY $92,009

Troy, NY $91,973

Nassau, NY $91,876

Schenectady, NY $91,782

Wilmington, DE $91,710

Burlington, VT $91,583

Salem, OR $91,547

Portland, ME $91,266

Yakima, WA $91,175

Rochester, MN $90,894

Reno, NV $90,848

Fresno, CA $90,848

Milwaukee, WI $90,767

Detroit, MI $90,676

Ann Arbor, MI $90,661

Allentown, PA $90,649

Colorado Springs, CO $90,495

Syracuse, NY $90,449

Carson City, NV $90,449

Houston, TX $90,323

Eugene, OR $90,277

Gary, IN $90,168

Springfield, OR $90,096

Bismarck, ND $90,078

Galveston, TX $90,014

Medford, OR $89,878

Fort Collins, CO $89,842

Concord, NH $89,797

Austin, TX $89,769

Mesa, AZ $89,579

Reading, PA $89,570

Phoenix, AZ $89,561

Dallas, TX $89,534

Saint Cloud, MN $89,447

Madison, WI $89,325

Utica, NY $89,080

Rochester, NY $88,935

Des Moines, IA $88,926

Raleigh, NC $88,917

Atlanta, GA $88,781

Battle Creek, MI $88,754

Salt Lake City, UT $88,727

Lancaster, PA $88,591

Harrisburg, PA $88,464

Kansas City, MO $88,373

Champaign, IL $88,355

Kansas City, KS $88,355

Fort Worth, TX $88,346

Columbus, OH $88,331

Boca Raton, FL $88,310

Pittsburgh, PA $88,273

Richmond, VA $88,237

Indianapolis, IN $88,219

Cleveland, OH $88,210

Las Vegas, NV $88,101

Cincinnati, OH $88,101

Petersburg, VA $87,965

Huntsville, AL $87,829

Lansing, MI $87,768

Lebanon, PA $87,757

Pueblo, CO $87,748

Appleton, WI $87,720

Buffalo, NY $87,684

Dayton, OH $87,657

Racine, WI $87,639

Charlotte, NC $87,630

Saint Louis, MO $87,603

York, PA $87,548

Elkhart, IN $87,548

Gastonia, NC $87,531

Billings, MT $87,509

Beaumont, TX $87,485

Lorain, OH $87,467

Benton Harbor, MI $87,448

Toledo, OH $87,430

Binghamton, NY $87,385

Rock Hill, SC $87,376

Rockford, IL $87,331

Springfield, IL $87,294

Elyria, OH $87,285

Fargo, ND $87,285

Flagstaff, AZ $87,222

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,167

Duluth, MN $87,113

Miami, FL $87,113

Cheyenne, WY $87,049

Grand Forks, ND $87,049

Bangor, ME $86,850

Cedar Rapids, IA $86,750

Durham, NC $86,712

Louisville, KY $86,705

Grand Rapids, MI $86,687

Hialeah, FL $86,678

Casper, WY $86,551

Scranton, PA $86,442

New Orleans, LA $86,415

Virginia Beach, VA $86,406

Akron, OH $86,360

Peoria, IL $86,243

Sarasota, FL $86,224

Nashville, TN $86,161

Omaha, NE $86,161

Green Bay, WI $86,161

Baton Rouge, LA $86,116

Charleston, SC $86,097

Jamestown, NY $86,052

Davenport, IA $86,052

Tucson, AZ $86,007

Saint Petersburg, FL $85,952

Tampa, FL $85,934

Evansville, IN $85,880

Port Arthur, TX $85,880

Bradenton, FL $85,844

Santa Fe, NM $85,680

Orlando, FL $85,517

Clearwater, FL $85,490

Canton, OH $85,300

La Crosse, WI $85,300

Albuquerque, NM $85,245

Newport News, VA $85,236

High Point, NC $85,209

Ogden, UT $85,173

Corpus Christi, TX $85,100

Norfolk, VA $85,046

Laramie, WY $85,046

Rock Island, IL $84,991

Saginaw, MI $84,973

Jacksonville, FL $84,964

Salisbury, NC $84,946

Boise, ID $84,928

Moline, IL $84,883

Fort Myers, FL $84,855

Memphis, TN $84,837

Tulsa, OK $84,792

Waterloo, IA $84,737

Spartanburg, SC $84,647

Lincoln, NE $84,601

Fort Wayne, IN $84,583

Provo, UT $84,574

Cedar Falls, IA $84,465

San Antonio, TX $84,429

Greensboro, NC $84,393

South Bend, IN $84,384

Savannah, GA $84,284

Muskegon, MI $84,248

Birmingham, AL $84,239

Winston Salem, NC $84,194

Lake Charles, LA $83,976

Anderson, IN $83,958

Lexington, KY $83,931

Augusta, GA $83,903

Greenville, SC $83,903

Lima, OH $83,831

Wichita, KS $83,822

Tuscaloosa, AL $83,822

Columbia, SC $83,740

Springfield, OH $83,722

Asheville, NC $83,577

Bloomington, IN $83,513

Knoxville, TN $83,187

Shreveport, LA $83,178

Wilmington, NC $83,060

Roanoke, VA $83,060

Topeka, KS $82,897

Frankfort, KY $82,887

Oklahoma City, OK $82,824

Chillicothe, OH $82,788

Longview, TX $82,779

Melbourne, FL $82,770

Sioux Falls, SD $82,625

Mobile, AL $82,616

Terre Haute, IN $82,580

Altoona, PA $82,525

Amarillo, TX $82,462

Killeen, TX $82,435

Fayetteville, AR $82,362

Chattanooga, TN $82,335

Sioux City, IA $82,253

Idaho Falls, ID $82,235

Lynchburg, VA $82,163

Gainesville, FL $82,045

Portsmouth, OH $81,999

Little Rock, AR $81,981

Lafayette, LA $81,945

Youngstown, OH $81,945

Daytona Beach, FL $81,891

Clarksville, TN $81,881

Pensacola, FL $81,872

Temple, TX $81,866

Hopkinsville, KY $81,600

Erie, PA $81,582

Florence, SC $81,546

Charleston, WV $81,401

Great Falls, MT $81,356

Macon, GA $81,229

Tallahassee, FL $81,220

Fayetteville, NC $81,201

Waco, TX $81,183

Helena, MT $81,120

Pine Bluff, AR $81,085

Vincennes, IN $80,975

Lubbock, TX $80,939

Alamogordo, NM $80,884

Twin Falls, ID $80,803

Rapid City, SD $80,775

Jackson, MS $80,612

Huntington, WV $80,606

Greenville, MS $80,603

Parkersburg, WV $80,511

Montgomery, AL $80,494

Wichita Falls, TX $80,404

Springfield, MO $80,404

Biloxi, MS $80,358

Monroe, LA $80,268

Johnstown, PA $80,204

Sumter, SC $80,168

Columbus, GA $80,159

Pascagoula, MS $79,987

Abilene, TX $79,987

Kingsport, TN $79,751

Albany, GA $79,751

Gulfport, MS $79,724

Alexandria, LA $79,424

Fort Smith, AR $79,198

El Paso, TX $78,953

Las Cruces, NM $78,545

Harlingen, TX $78,315

Pocatello, ID $78,300

Florence, AL $78,182

Brownsville, TX $78,164

Mcallen, TX $77,974

Dothan, AL $77,847

Columbus, MS $77,308

Altus, OK $76,886

Lawton, OK $76,713

Pierre, SD $76,387

What Skills Can Increase a Gas Trader's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 9.67% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Chemistry (Mentioned in 3.5% Job Postings): Chemistry is the branch of science that deals with the composition, structure, and properties of substances of which matter is composed.
Calibration (Mentioned in 1.58% Job Postings): In measurement technology and metrology, calibration is the comparison of measurement values delivered by a device under test with those of a calibration standard of known accuracy. Such a standard could be another measurement device of known accuracy, a device generating the quantity to be measured such as a voltage, a sound tone, or a physical artefact, such as a metre ruler. The outcome of the comparison can result in one of the following: no significant error being noted on the device under test a significant error being noted but no adjustment made an adjustment made to correct the error to an acceptable levelStrictly speaking, the term "calibration" means just the act of comparison, and does not include any subsequent adjustment. The calibration standard is normally traceable to a national standard held by a national metrological body.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	9.67%
Chemistry	3.5%
Calibration	1.58%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Gas Trader's salary.

Team Operations: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Oral Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Team Operations	$109,707	21%
Commitment	$97,014	7%
Oral Communication	$97,014	7%
Molecular Biology	$96,107	6%
Quality Management	$96,107	6%
Consulting	$96,107	6%

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How Education impacts a Gas Trader's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Gas Traders enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Gas Trader with a Bachelor's Degree is between $85,643 and $90,131).

Gas Trader Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Gas Trader

No Diploma 2.4%

High School 34.1%

Associates 29.3%

Bachelors 34.1%

Masters 29.3%

Doctorate 34.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.4%
High School	34.1%
Associates	29.3%
Bachelors	34.1%
Masters	29.3%
Doctorate	34.1%

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Gas Trader Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Gas Trader's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$79,978

Average $90,667/year

$99,260

$6,665

Average $7,556/month

$8,272

$1,538

Average $1,744/week

$1,909

$38

Average $44/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,260	$8,272	$1,909	$48
Average	$90,667	$7,556	$1,744	$44
25th Percentile	$79,978	$6,665	$1,538	$38

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Salary Trends for Gas Trader

Salaries for a Gas Trader can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $103,409 in 2023 to around $100,966 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Gas Trader salary trends, .

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2023

$103,409

2024

$101,655

2025

$100,966

2026

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2024	$101,655
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