What are the main factors that influence a Refinery Dock Operator's salary?

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

How does experience change A Refinery Dock Operator's salary?

A Refinery Dock Operator's salary grows with experience: a Refinery Dock Operator (0-1 years)earns $59,992, a Refinery Operator II (1-3 years)earns $70,689, a Refinery Operator III (3-5 years)earns $84,908, a Refinery Operations Supervisor (5+ years)earns $114,370, a Refinery Operations Manager (5+ years)earns $149,883,

What are the highest paying states for a Refinery Dock Operator?

Refinery Dock Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Refinery Dock Operator roles are District of Columbia $65,032, California $64,785, Massachusetts $63,922. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Refinery Dock Operator roles make?

Salaries for Refinery Dock Operator level roles vary by specialization: Senior Refinery Operator: $85,180; Refinery Process Operator: $84,468; Dock Operator: $79,323; Refinery Operator: $70,900; Refinery Plant Operator II: $70,873.

How do different companies affect a Refinery Dock Operator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Refinery Dock Operator roles. Large, established industry leaders like Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc ($126,909) and GE Renewable Energy ($121,776) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $76,117.

Refinery Dock Operator Salary in the United States

How much does a Refinery Dock Operator make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Refinery Dock Operator in the United States is $58,736 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, a Refinery Dock Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,406
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,706 to $65,891
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,216

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Refinery Dock Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,891	$5,491	$1,267	$32
Average	$58,736	$4,895	$1,130	$28
25th Percentile	$52,706	$4,392	$1,014	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Refinery Dock Operator Salaries

A Refinery Dock Operator'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 Refinery Dock Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Refinery Dock Operator'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): $59,992
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,689
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,908
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $114,370
Expert (over 8 years): $149,883

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Refinery ... Level Refinery Dock Operator	$59,992
Refinery ... Level Refinery Dock Operator	$70,689
Refinery ... Level Refinery Dock Operator	$84,908
Refinery ... Level Refinery Dock Operator	$114,370
Refinery ... Level Refinery Dock Operator	$149,883

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How Do Refinery Dock Operator 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 Refinery Dock Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $65,032.
California: $64,785.
Massachusetts: $63,922.

District of Columbia $65,032

California $64,785

Massachusetts $63,922

Washington $63,687

New Jersey $63,663

Alaska $63,581

Connecticut $62,771

New York $62,442

Hawaii $61,390

Rhode Island $60,897

Maryland $60,562

Minnesota $60,104

Colorado $59,928

Illinois $59,869

Oregon $59,646

Delaware $59,481

New Hampshire $59,378

Virginia $59,147

Pennsylvania $58,471

Nevada $58,131

North Dakota $58,019

Michigan $57,843

Wisconsin $57,778

Vermont $57,649

Texas $57,291

Maine $57,267

Arizona $57,232

Ohio $57,191

Georgia $56,650

Indiana $56,380

Wyoming $56,327

Utah $56,245

Iowa $56,210

Kansas $55,928

Louisiana $55,846

North Carolina $55,816

Missouri $55,805

Florida $55,576

Montana $55,452

Nebraska $55,335

Kentucky $55,270

South Carolina $55,035

Tennessee $54,888

Idaho $54,830

New Mexico $54,401

Oklahoma $54,307

Alabama $53,960

South Dakota $53,379

Arkansas $53,062

West Virginia $52,891

Mississippi $52,380

Top Paying Cities for Refinery Dock Operators

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: $74,083
San Francisco: $73,355
Oakland: $71,728

San Jose, CA $74,083

San Francisco, CA $73,355

Oakland, CA $71,728

New York, NY $68,069

Queens Village, NY $67,628

Paramus, NJ $67,158

Passaic, NJ $67,099

Bergenfield, NJ $67,041

Stamford, CT $66,953

Huntington, NY $66,894

Newark, NJ $66,512

Bridgeport, CT $66,395

New Brunswick, NJ $66,201

Vallejo, CA $66,077

Middlesex, NJ $66,042

Somerset, NJ $65,989

Petaluma, CA $65,854

Santa Cruz, CA $65,625

Boston, MA $65,508

Monterey, CA $65,214

Fairbanks, AK $65,173

Los Angeles, CA $65,061

Washington, DC $65,032

Seattle, WA $64,926

Santa Rosa, CA $64,914

Juneau, AK $64,744

Orange, CA $64,550

Anchorage, AK $64,445

Anaheim, CA $64,403

Santa Ana, CA $64,315

Nassau, NY $64,280

Long Beach, CA $64,257

Danbury, CT $64,239

Santa Maria, CA $64,039

Everett, WA $64,028

Bremerton, WA $63,740

Trenton, NJ $63,628

Sacramento, CA $63,605

San Diego, CA $63,575

Brockton, MA $63,552

Tacoma, WA $63,528

Santa Barbara, CA $63,446

Lowell, MA $63,211

New Suffolk, NY $63,188

Nashua, NH $63,117

Lompoc, CA $63,023

Ventura, CA $62,964

Stockton, CA $62,947

New Haven, CT $62,829

Atlantic City, NJ $62,677

Hartford, CT $62,547

Modesto, CA $62,518

Poughkeepsie, NY $62,389

New Britain, CT $62,359

Olympia, WA $62,277

Kennewick, WA $62,277

New London, CT $62,266

Norwich, CT $62,248

Lawrence, MA $62,219

Bakersfield, CA $62,054

Riverside, CA $61,972

New Bedford, MA $61,972

Richland, WA $61,913

Portsmouth, NH $61,866

Vineland, NJ $61,854

San Bernardino, CA $61,807

Boulder, CO $61,643

Worcester, MA $61,596

Portland, OR $61,543

Saint Paul, MN $61,473

Minneapolis, MN $61,473

Philadelphia, PA $61,390

Honolulu, HI $61,079

Springfield, MA $60,873

Providence, RI $60,868

Chicago, IL $60,697

Bellingham, WA $60,627

Baltimore, MD $60,562

Chico, CA $60,415

Wilmington, DE $60,315

Pittsfield, MA $60,257

Manchester, NH $60,145

Spokane, WA $59,887

Denver, CO $59,881

Albany, NY $59,605

Troy, NY $59,581

Schenectady, NY $59,458

Burlington, VT $59,329

Portland, ME $59,123

Salem, OR $59,076

Yakima, WA $59,064

Ann Arbor, MI $59,047

Rochester, MN $58,882

Fresno, CA $58,853

Reno, NV $58,853

Milwaukee, WI $58,800

Detroit, MI $58,741

Allentown, PA $58,724

Carson City, NV $58,718

Houston, TX $58,630

Colorado Springs, CO $58,624

Syracuse, NY $58,595

Eugene, OR $58,483

Bismarck, ND $58,412

Gary, IN $58,412

Galveston, TX $58,412

Springfield, OR $58,365

Medford, OR $58,225

Fort Collins, CO $58,201

Austin, TX $58,154

Mesa, AZ $58,031

Phoenix, AZ $58,019

Dallas, TX $58,001

Reading, PA $57,966

Saint Cloud, MN $57,943

Concord, NH $57,890

Madison, WI $57,866

Utica, NY $57,708

Raleigh, NC $57,661

Las Vegas, NV $57,655

Rochester, NY $57,614

Des Moines, IA $57,608

Atlanta, GA $57,514

Battle Creek, MI $57,496

Salt Lake City, UT $57,479

Lancaster, PA $57,390

Champaign, IL $57,379

Harrisburg, PA $57,308

Durham, NC $57,255

Kansas City, MO $57,249

Kansas City, KS $57,238

Fort Worth, TX $57,232

Boca Raton, FL $57,208

Cleveland, OH $57,203

Columbus, OH $57,191

Pittsburgh, PA $57,185

Richmond, VA $57,161

Indianapolis, IN $57,150

Cincinnati, OH $57,073

Petersburg, VA $56,985

Billings, MT $56,856

Lansing, MI $56,856

Huntsville, AL $56,856

Lebanon, PA $56,850

Dayton, OH $56,844

Pueblo, CO $56,844

Appleton, WI $56,827

Buffalo, NY $56,803

Racine, WI $56,774

Charlotte, NC $56,768

Saint Louis, MO $56,750

Springfield, IL $56,727

Elkhart, IN $56,715

York, PA $56,715

Gastonia, NC $56,709

Benton Harbor, MI $56,709

Beaumont, TX $56,674

Lorain, OH $56,662

Toledo, OH $56,639

Binghamton, NY $56,609

Rock Hill, SC $56,603

Rockford, IL $56,574

Fargo, ND $56,545

Elyria, OH $56,545

Flagstaff, AZ $56,504

Fort Lauderdale, FL $56,468

Miami, FL $56,433

Duluth, MN $56,339

Bangor, ME $56,263

Cedar Rapids, IA $56,198

Louisville, KY $56,169

Grand Rapids, MI $56,157

Hialeah, FL $56,151

Casper, WY $56,069

Scranton, PA $55,998

New Orleans, LA $55,981

Virginia Beach, VA $55,975

Akron, OH $55,946

Peoria, IL $55,869

Sarasota, FL $55,857

Green Bay, WI $55,816

Baton Rouge, LA $55,787

Charleston, SC $55,775

Nashville, TN $55,758

Jamestown, NY $55,746

Davenport, IA $55,746

Tucson, AZ $55,716

Cheyenne, WY $55,699

Saint Petersburg, FL $55,681

Tampa, FL $55,670

Omaha, NE $55,658

Port Arthur, TX $55,634

Evansville, IN $55,634

Bradenton, FL $55,611

Santa Fe, NM $55,505

Orlando, FL $55,446

Clearwater, FL $55,382

Canton, OH $55,258

La Crosse, WI $55,258

Grand Forks, ND $55,241

Albuquerque, NM $55,223

Tulsa, OK $55,223

Newport News, VA $55,217

High Point, NC $55,200

Ogden, UT $55,176

Corpus Christi, TX $55,129

Laramie, WY $55,094

Norfolk, VA $55,094

Rock Island, IL $55,059

Saginaw, MI $55,047

Jacksonville, FL $55,041

Salisbury, NC $55,029

Memphis, TN $55,018

Moline, IL $54,988

Fort Myers, FL $54,971

Waterloo, IA $54,894

Spartanburg, SC $54,835

Lincoln, NE $54,806

Fort Wayne, IN $54,794

Birmingham, AL $54,730

Cedar Falls, IA $54,718

Provo, UT $54,712

Springfield, OH $54,706

San Antonio, TX $54,694

Greensboro, NC $54,671

South Bend, IN $54,665

Winston Salem, NC $54,659

Boise, ID $54,642

Savannah, GA $54,601

Muskegon, MI $54,495

Lima, OH $54,424

Lake Charles, LA $54,401

Anderson, IN $54,389

Lexington, KY $54,371

Augusta, GA $54,354

Greenville, SC $54,354

Wichita, KS $54,301

Tuscaloosa, AL $54,301

Columbia, SC $54,248

Bloomington, IN $54,101

Roanoke, VA $54,066

Asheville, NC $53,990

Knoxville, TN $53,890

Shreveport, LA $53,884

Wilmington, NC $53,808

Frankfort, KY $53,696

Oklahoma City, OK $53,655

Chillicothe, OH $53,631

Longview, TX $53,626

Topeka, KS $53,608

Mobile, AL $53,520

Terre Haute, IN $53,496

Erie, PA $53,490

Altoona, PA $53,461

Melbourne, FL $53,443

Amarillo, TX $53,420

Killeen, TX $53,402

Fayetteville, AR $53,355

Sioux Falls, SD $53,314

Chattanooga, TN $53,279

Idaho Falls, ID $53,273

Gainesville, FL $53,150

Portsmouth, OH $53,120

Little Rock, AR $53,109

Lynchburg, VA $53,109

Lafayette, LA $53,085

Youngstown, OH $53,085

Temple, TX $53,062

Daytona Beach, FL $53,050

Clarksville, TN $53,044

Pensacola, FL $53,038

Hopkinsville, KY $52,862

Charleston, WV $52,856

Florence, SC $52,827

Sioux City, IA $52,791

Macon, GA $52,621

Tallahassee, FL $52,615

Fayetteville, NC $52,604

Waco, TX $52,592

Wichita Falls, TX $52,592

Pine Bluff, AR $52,568

Vincennes, IN $52,457

Lubbock, TX $52,433

Great Falls, MT $52,398

Alamogordo, NM $52,392

Abilene, TX $52,345

Rapid City, SD $52,269

Monroe, LA $52,269

Albany, GA $52,233

Huntington, WV $52,228

Jackson, MS $52,222

Greenville, MS $52,216

Parkersburg, WV $52,157

Montgomery, AL $52,145

Johnstown, PA $52,134

Springfield, MO $52,087

Biloxi, MS $52,057

Sumter, SC $51,934

Columbus, GA $51,928

Twin Falls, ID $51,893

Pascagoula, MS $51,816

Kingsport, TN $51,664

Gulfport, MS $51,646

Alexandria, LA $51,452

Fort Smith, AR $51,305

El Paso, TX $51,147

Helena, MT $51,071

Las Cruces, NM $50,883

Harlingen, TX $50,718

Pocatello, ID $50,665

Florence, AL $50,648

Brownsville, TX $50,636

Dothan, AL $50,542

Mcallen, TX $50,513

Columbus, MS $50,078

Altus, OK $49,808

Lawton, OK $49,696

Pierre, SD $49,485

What Skills Can Increase a Refinery Dock Operator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 10.47% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Work Ethic (Mentioned in 1.74% Job Postings): A belief that work and diligence have a moral benefit and an inherent ability, virtue or value to strengthen character and individual abilities. A set of values centered on importance of work and manifested by determination or desire to work hard.
Sustainability (Mentioned in 0.87% Job Postings): Sustainability is a societal goal that broadly aims for humans to safely co-exist on planet Earth over a long time. Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and therefore vary in the literature and over time.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	10.47%
Work Ethic	1.74%
Sustainability	0.87%

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 Refinery Dock Operator's salary.

Scheduling: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Marketing Systems: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Microsoft Office: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Scheduling	$62,847	7%
Marketing Systems	$62,847	7%
Microsoft Office	$62,847	7%
Innovation	$61,085	4%
Business Model	$61,085	4%
Time Management	$60,498	3%

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How Education impacts a Refinery Dock Operator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Refinery Dock Operators enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate 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 Refinery Dock Operator with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $59,305 and $62,453).

Refinery Dock Operator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Refinery Dock Operator

No Diploma 42.9%

High School 42.9%

Associates 21.4%

Bachelors 35.7%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	42.9%
High School	42.9%
Associates	21.4%
Bachelors	35.7%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Refinery Dock Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Refinery Dock Operator'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 April 01, 2026

$52,706

Average $58,736/year

$65,891

$4,392

Average $4,895/month

$5,491

$1,014

Average $1,130/week

$1,267

$25

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,891	$5,491	$1,267	$32
Average	$58,736	$4,895	$1,130	$28
25th Percentile	$52,706	$4,392	$1,014	$25

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Salary Trends for Refinery Dock Operator

Salaries for a Refinery Dock Operator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $70,191 in 2023 to around $69,276 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Refinery Dock Operator salary trends, .

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2023

$70,191

2024

$69,881

2025

$69,276

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