What are the main factors that influence a Pump Mechanic's salary?

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

How does experience change a Pump Mechanic's salary?

A Pump Mechanic's salary grows with experience: starting around $55,856 for beginners, reaching about $58,422 at mid-level, and approach $61,890 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Pump Mechanic?

Pump Mechanic salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Pump Mechanic roles are District of Columbia $62,544, California $62,307, Massachusetts $61,477. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Pump Mechanic roles make?

Salaries for Pump Mechanic level roles vary by specialization: TURBINE PUMP INSTALLER: $73,675; Pump Installer: $64,313; Pump Technician: $61,179; Pump Truck Driver: $60,193; Pump Down Operator: $59,697.

How do different companies affect a Pump Mechanic's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Pump Mechanic 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.

Pump Mechanic Salary in the United States

How much does a Pump Mechanic make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Pump Mechanic in the United States is $56,489 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,899
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,984 to $63,508
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,062

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Pump Mechanic Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,508	$5,292	$1,221	$31
Average	$56,489	$4,707	$1,086	$27
25th Percentile	$49,984	$4,165	$961	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Pump Mechanic Salaries

A Pump Mechanic'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 Pump Mechanic Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Pump Mechanic'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): $55,856
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,037
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $58,422
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $61,659
Expert (over 8 years): $61,890

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Pump Mechanic	$55,856
Intermediate Level Pump Mechanic	$56,037
Senior Level Pump Mechanic	$58,422
Specialist Level Pump Mechanic	$61,659
Expert Level Pump Mechanic	$61,890

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How Do Pump Mechanic 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 Pump Mechanics. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $62,544.
California: $62,307.
Massachusetts: $61,477.

District of Columbia $62,544 California $62,307 Massachusetts $61,477 Washington $61,251 New Jersey $61,228 Alaska $61,149 Connecticut $60,369 New York $60,053

Hawaii $59,042 Rhode Island $58,567 Maryland $58,245 Minnesota $57,805 Colorado $57,635 Illinois $57,579 Oregon $57,364 Delaware $57,206

New Hampshire $57,107 Virginia $56,884 Pennsylvania $56,234 Nevada $55,907 North Dakota $55,799 Michigan $55,630 Wisconsin $55,568 Vermont $55,444

Texas $55,099 Maine $55,076 Arizona $55,042 Ohio $55,003 Georgia $54,483 Indiana $54,223 Wyoming $54,173 Utah $54,093

Iowa $54,060 Kansas $53,788 Louisiana $53,709 North Carolina $53,681 Missouri $53,670 Florida $53,450 Montana $53,331 Nebraska $53,218

Kentucky $53,156 South Carolina $52,930 Tennessee $52,789 Idaho $52,732 New Mexico $52,320 Oklahoma $52,229 Alabama $51,896 South Dakota $51,337

Arkansas $51,032 West Virginia $50,868 Mississippi $50,377

Top Paying Cities for Pump Mechanics

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: $71,249
San Francisco: $70,549
Oakland: $68,984

San Jose, CA $71,249

San Francisco, CA $70,549

Oakland, CA $68,984

New York, NY $65,465

Queens Village, NY $65,041

Paramus, NJ $64,589

Passaic, NJ $64,533

Bergenfield, NJ $64,476

Stamford, CT $64,391

Huntington, NY $64,335

Newark, NJ $63,968

Bridgeport, CT $63,855

New Brunswick, NJ $63,668

Vallejo, CA $63,550

Middlesex, NJ $63,516

Somerset, NJ $63,465

Petaluma, CA $63,335

Santa Cruz, CA $63,115

Boston, MA $63,002

Monterey, CA $62,719

Fairbanks, AK $62,680

Los Angeles, CA $62,572

Washington, DC $62,544

Seattle, WA $62,442

Santa Rosa, CA $62,431

Juneau, AK $62,267

Orange, CA $62,081

Anchorage, AK $61,979

Anaheim, CA $61,940

Santa Ana, CA $61,855

Nassau, NY $61,821

Long Beach, CA $61,799

Danbury, CT $61,782

Santa Maria, CA $61,590

Everett, WA $61,578

Bremerton, WA $61,301

Trenton, NJ $61,194

Sacramento, CA $61,172

San Diego, CA $61,143

Brockton, MA $61,121

Tacoma, WA $61,098

Santa Barbara, CA $61,019

Lowell, MA $60,793

New Suffolk, NY $60,770

Nashua, NH $60,703

Lompoc, CA $60,612

Ventura, CA $60,556

Stockton, CA $60,539

New Haven, CT $60,426

Atlantic City, NJ $60,279

Hartford, CT $60,155

Modesto, CA $60,126

Poughkeepsie, NY $60,002

New Britain, CT $59,974

Olympia, WA $59,895

Kennewick, WA $59,895

New London, CT $59,884

Norwich, CT $59,867

Lawrence, MA $59,838

Bakersfield, CA $59,680

Riverside, CA $59,601

New Bedford, MA $59,601

Richland, WA $59,545

Portsmouth, NH $59,499

Vineland, NJ $59,488

San Bernardino, CA $59,443

Boulder, CO $59,285

Worcester, MA $59,240

Portland, OR $59,189

Saint Paul, MN $59,121

Minneapolis, MN $59,121

Philadelphia, PA $59,042

Honolulu, HI $58,742

Springfield, MA $58,545

Providence, RI $58,539

Chicago, IL $58,375

Bellingham, WA $58,308

Baltimore, MD $58,245

Chico, CA $58,104

Wilmington, DE $58,008

Pittsfield, MA $57,952

Manchester, NH $57,844

Spokane, WA $57,596

Denver, CO $57,590

Albany, NY $57,325

Troy, NY $57,302

Schenectady, NY $57,183

Burlington, VT $57,059

Portland, ME $56,861

Salem, OR $56,816

Yakima, WA $56,805

Ann Arbor, MI $56,788

Rochester, MN $56,630

Fresno, CA $56,602

Reno, NV $56,602

Milwaukee, WI $56,551

Detroit, MI $56,494

Allentown, PA $56,477

Carson City, NV $56,472

Houston, TX $56,387

Colorado Springs, CO $56,381

Syracuse, NY $56,353

Eugene, OR $56,246

Bismarck, ND $56,178

Gary, IN $56,178

Galveston, TX $56,178

Springfield, OR $56,133

Medford, OR $55,997

Fort Collins, CO $55,975

Austin, TX $55,929

Mesa, AZ $55,811

Phoenix, AZ $55,799

Dallas, TX $55,782

Reading, PA $55,749

Saint Cloud, MN $55,726

Concord, NH $55,675

Madison, WI $55,653

Utica, NY $55,500

Raleigh, NC $55,455

Las Vegas, NV $55,449

Rochester, NY $55,410

Des Moines, IA $55,404

Atlanta, GA $55,314

Battle Creek, MI $55,297

Salt Lake City, UT $55,280

Lancaster, PA $55,195

Champaign, IL $55,184

Harrisburg, PA $55,116

Durham, NC $55,065

Kansas City, MO $55,059

Kansas City, KS $55,048

Fort Worth, TX $55,042

Boca Raton, FL $55,020

Cleveland, OH $55,014

Columbus, OH $55,003

Pittsburgh, PA $54,997

Richmond, VA $54,975

Indianapolis, IN $54,963

Cincinnati, OH $54,890

Petersburg, VA $54,805

Billings, MT $54,681

Lansing, MI $54,681

Huntsville, AL $54,681

Lebanon, PA $54,675

Dayton, OH $54,670

Pueblo, CO $54,670

Appleton, WI $54,653

Buffalo, NY $54,630

Racine, WI $54,602

Charlotte, NC $54,596

Saint Louis, MO $54,579

Springfield, IL $54,557

Elkhart, IN $54,545

York, PA $54,545

Gastonia, NC $54,540

Benton Harbor, MI $54,540

Beaumont, TX $54,506

Lorain, OH $54,495

Toledo, OH $54,472

Binghamton, NY $54,444

Rock Hill, SC $54,438

Rockford, IL $54,410

Fargo, ND $54,382

Elyria, OH $54,382

Flagstaff, AZ $54,342

Fort Lauderdale, FL $54,308

Miami, FL $54,274

Duluth, MN $54,184

Bangor, ME $54,110

Cedar Rapids, IA $54,048

Louisville, KY $54,020

Grand Rapids, MI $54,009

Hialeah, FL $54,003

Casper, WY $53,924

Scranton, PA $53,856

New Orleans, LA $53,839

Virginia Beach, VA $53,834

Akron, OH $53,805

Peoria, IL $53,732

Sarasota, FL $53,721

Green Bay, WI $53,681

Baton Rouge, LA $53,653

Charleston, SC $53,642

Nashville, TN $53,625

Jamestown, NY $53,613

Davenport, IA $53,613

Tucson, AZ $53,585

Cheyenne, WY $53,568

Saint Petersburg, FL $53,551

Tampa, FL $53,540

Omaha, NE $53,529

Port Arthur, TX $53,506

Evansville, IN $53,506

Bradenton, FL $53,483

Santa Fe, NM $53,382

Orlando, FL $53,325

Clearwater, FL $53,263

Canton, OH $53,144

La Crosse, WI $53,144

Grand Forks, ND $53,128

Albuquerque, NM $53,111

Tulsa, OK $53,111

Newport News, VA $53,105

High Point, NC $53,088

Ogden, UT $53,065

Corpus Christi, TX $53,020

Laramie, WY $52,986

Norfolk, VA $52,986

Rock Island, IL $52,952

Saginaw, MI $52,941

Jacksonville, FL $52,935

Salisbury, NC $52,924

Memphis, TN $52,913

Moline, IL $52,885

Fort Myers, FL $52,868

Waterloo, IA $52,794

Spartanburg, SC $52,738

Lincoln, NE $52,710

Fort Wayne, IN $52,698

Birmingham, AL $52,636

Cedar Falls, IA $52,625

Provo, UT $52,619

Springfield, OH $52,613

San Antonio, TX $52,602

Greensboro, NC $52,580

South Bend, IN $52,574

Winston Salem, NC $52,568

Boise, ID $52,551

Savannah, GA $52,512

Muskegon, MI $52,410

Lima, OH $52,342

Lake Charles, LA $52,320

Anderson, IN $52,308

Lexington, KY $52,291

Augusta, GA $52,275

Greenville, SC $52,275

Wichita, KS $52,224

Tuscaloosa, AL $52,224

Columbia, SC $52,173

Bloomington, IN $52,032

Roanoke, VA $51,998

Asheville, NC $51,924

Knoxville, TN $51,828

Shreveport, LA $51,823

Wilmington, NC $51,749

Frankfort, KY $51,642

Oklahoma City, OK $51,602

Chillicothe, OH $51,580

Longview, TX $51,574

Topeka, KS $51,557

Mobile, AL $51,472

Terre Haute, IN $51,450

Erie, PA $51,444

Altoona, PA $51,416

Melbourne, FL $51,399

Amarillo, TX $51,376

Killeen, TX $51,359

Fayetteville, AR $51,314

Sioux Falls, SD $51,275

Chattanooga, TN $51,241

Idaho Falls, ID $51,235

Gainesville, FL $51,117

Portsmouth, OH $51,088

Little Rock, AR $51,077

Lynchburg, VA $51,077

Lafayette, LA $51,054

Youngstown, OH $51,054

Temple, TX $51,032

Daytona Beach, FL $51,021

Clarksville, TN $51,015

Pensacola, FL $51,009

Hopkinsville, KY $50,840

Charleston, WV $50,834

Florence, SC $50,806

Sioux City, IA $50,772

Macon, GA $50,608

Tallahassee, FL $50,602

Fayetteville, NC $50,591

Waco, TX $50,580

Wichita Falls, TX $50,580

Pine Bluff, AR $50,557

Vincennes, IN $50,450

Lubbock, TX $50,427

Great Falls, MT $50,393

Alamogordo, NM $50,388

Abilene, TX $50,343

Rapid City, SD $50,269

Monroe, LA $50,269

Albany, GA $50,235

Huntington, WV $50,230

Jackson, MS $50,224

Greenville, MS $50,218

Parkersburg, WV $50,162

Montgomery, AL $50,151

Johnstown, PA $50,139

Springfield, MO $50,094

Biloxi, MS $50,066

Sumter, SC $49,947

Columbus, GA $49,942

Twin Falls, ID $49,908

Pascagoula, MS $49,834

Kingsport, TN $49,687

Gulfport, MS $49,670

Alexandria, LA $49,484

Fort Smith, AR $49,343

El Paso, TX $49,190

Helena, MT $49,117

Las Cruces, NM $48,936

Harlingen, TX $48,778

Pocatello, ID $48,727

Florence, AL $48,710

Brownsville, TX $48,699

Dothan, AL $48,608

Mcallen, TX $48,580

Columbus, MS $48,162

Altus, OK $47,902

Lawton, OK $47,795

Pierre, SD $47,592

What Skills Can Increase a Pump Mechanic's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 10.1% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Hydraulics (Mentioned in 3.69% Job Postings): Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.
Pneumatics (Mentioned in 2.4% Job Postings): Pneumatics (pronounced new-MATT-ix) is an aspect of physics and engineering that is concerned with using the energy in compressed gas to make something move or work.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	10.1%
Hydraulics	3.69%
Pneumatics	2.4%

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 Pump Mechanic's salary.

Troubleshooting: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Schematic: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Troubleshooting	$58,183	3%
Analysis	$58,183	3%
Schematic	$58,183	3%
Critical Thinking	$57,618	2%
Safety Standards	$57,618	2%
Dedication	$57,618	2%

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How Education impacts a Pump Mechanic's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Pump Mechanics enter the field with a No Diploma 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 Pump Mechanic with a No Diploma is between $55,199 and $59,342).

Pump Mechanic Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Pump Mechanic

No Diploma 5.2%

High School 75.9%

Associates 17.2%

Bachelors 1.7%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	5.2%
High School	75.9%
Associates	17.2%
Bachelors	1.7%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Pump Mechanic Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Pump Mechanic'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 January 01, 2026

$49,984

Average $56,489/year

$63,508

$4,165

Average $4,707/month

$5,292

$961

Average $1,086/week

$1,221

$24

Average $27/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,508	$5,292	$1,221	$31
Average	$56,489	$4,707	$1,086	$27
25th Percentile	$49,984	$4,165	$961	$24

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Salary Trends for Pump Mechanic

Salaries for a Pump Mechanic can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,227 in 2023 to around $48,872 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Pump Mechanic salary trends, .

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2023

$49,227

2024

$49,131

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$48,872

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2024	$49,131
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