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

A Pump Technician's salary grows with experience: a Hot Oil Unit Operator (0-1 years)earns $50,517, an Pump Technician (1-3 years)earns $60,620, an Oil and Gas Field Supervisor (3-5 years)earns $98,654, an Oil and Gas Superintendent (5+ years)earns $159,125,

What are the highest paying states for a Pump Technician?

Pump Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Pump Technician roles are District of Columbia $67,748, California $67,491, Massachusetts $66,592. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Pump Technician roles make?

Salaries for Pump Technician level roles vary by specialization: TURBINE PUMP INSTALLER: $73,749; Pump Installer: $64,346; Pump Truck Driver: $60,753; Pump Down Operator: $59,707; Pump Mechanic: $56,513.

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

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

Pump Technician Salary in the United States

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

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Pump Technician in the United States is $61,189 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,961
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,833 to $68,921
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,957

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Pump Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,921	$5,743	$1,325	$33
Average	$61,189	$5,099	$1,177	$29
25th Percentile	$55,833	$4,653	$1,074	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Pump Technician Salaries

A Pump Technician'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 Do Pump Technician 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 Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,748.
California: $67,491.
Massachusetts: $66,592.

District of Columbia $67,748 California $67,491 Massachusetts $66,592 Washington $66,347 New Jersey $66,323 Alaska $66,237 Connecticut $65,392 New York $65,050

Hawaii $63,955 Rhode Island $63,441 Maryland $63,092 Minnesota $62,614 Colorado $62,431 Illinois $62,370 Oregon $62,137 Delaware $61,966

New Hampshire $61,858 Virginia $61,617 Pennsylvania $60,913 Nevada $60,559 North Dakota $60,442 Michigan $60,259 Wisconsin $60,191 Vermont $60,057

Texas $59,684 Maine $59,659 Arizona $59,622 Ohio $59,580 Georgia $59,017 Indiana $58,735 Wyoming $58,680 Utah $58,594

Iowa $58,558 Kansas $58,264 Louisiana $58,178 North Carolina $58,148 Missouri $58,135 Florida $57,897 Montana $57,768 Nebraska $57,646

Kentucky $57,579 South Carolina $57,334 Tennessee $57,181 Idaho $57,120 New Mexico $56,673 Oklahoma $56,575 Alabama $56,214 South Dakota $55,608

Arkansas $55,278 West Virginia $55,101 Mississippi $54,568

Top Paying Cities for Pump Technicians

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: $77,177
San Francisco: $76,332
Oakland: $74,724

San Jose, CA $77,177

San Francisco, CA $76,332

Oakland, CA $74,724

New York, NY $70,452

Paramus, NJ $69,596

Queens Village, NY $69,592

Passaic, NJ $69,534

Bergenfield, NJ $69,529

Stamford, CT $69,394

Huntington, NY $69,369

Newark, NJ $68,917

Bridgeport, CT $68,788

Vallejo, CA $68,666

New Brunswick, NJ $68,642

Petaluma, CA $68,605

Middlesex, NJ $68,489

Somerset, NJ $68,446

Santa Cruz, CA $68,366

Boston, MA $67,993

Monterey, CA $67,778

Seattle, WA $67,638

Santa Rosa, CA $67,626

Los Angeles, CA $67,608

Juneau, AK $67,448

Washington, DC $67,381

Orange, CA $67,163

Santa Ana, CA $67,002

Long Beach, CA $66,941

Anaheim, CA $66,928

Anchorage, AK $66,898

Santa Maria, CA $66,714

Everett, WA $66,702

Danbury, CT $66,487

Bremerton, WA $66,402

Tacoma, WA $66,182

New Suffolk, NY $66,181

Sacramento, CA $66,163

Santa Barbara, CA $66,096

Trenton, NJ $66,029

San Diego, CA $66,029

Brockton, MA $65,962

Fairbanks, AK $65,812

Lompoc, CA $65,656

Lowell, MA $65,606

Ventura, CA $65,594

Nashua, NH $65,582

Stockton, CA $65,576

Modesto, CA $65,129

Poughkeepsie, NY $64,995

Olympia, WA $64,878

Kennewick, WA $64,878

New Haven, CT $64,854

Lawrence, MA $64,634

Hartford, CT $64,573

Riverside, CA $64,560

New Bedford, MA $64,499

Richland, WA $64,499

Bakersfield, CA $64,413

San Bernardino, CA $64,389

New Britain, CT $64,383

Atlantic City, NJ $64,383

New London, CT $64,358

Norwich, CT $64,340

Portsmouth, NH $64,328

Boulder, CO $64,198

Portland, OR $64,114

Worcester, MA $64,108

Minneapolis, MN $63,918

Philadelphia, PA $63,832

Honolulu, HI $63,630

Saint Paul, MN $63,601

Vineland, NJ $63,587

Providence, RI $63,410

Chicago, IL $63,233

Bellingham, WA $63,159

Springfield, MA $63,110

Baltimore, MD $63,092

Chico, CA $62,939

Pittsfield, MA $62,774

Manchester, NH $62,657

Spokane, WA $62,388

Denver, CO $62,382

Albany, NY $62,094

Troy, NY $62,070

Nassau, NY $62,004

Schenectady, NY $61,941

Wilmington, DE $61,892

Burlington, VT $61,807

Salem, OR $61,782

Portland, ME $61,593

Yakima, WA $61,531

Rochester, MN $61,342

Reno, NV $61,311

Fresno, CA $61,311

Milwaukee, WI $61,256

Detroit, MI $61,195

Ann Arbor, MI $61,185

Allentown, PA $61,177

Colorado Springs, CO $61,073

Syracuse, NY $61,042

Carson City, NV $61,042

Houston, TX $60,956

Eugene, OR $60,926

Gary, IN $60,852

Springfield, OR $60,803

Bismarck, ND $60,791

Galveston, TX $60,748

Medford, OR $60,656

Fort Collins, CO $60,632

Concord, NH $60,601

Austin, TX $60,583

Mesa, AZ $60,455

Reading, PA $60,448

Phoenix, AZ $60,442

Dallas, TX $60,424

Saint Cloud, MN $60,365

Madison, WI $60,283

Utica, NY $60,118

Rochester, NY $60,020

Des Moines, IA $60,014

Raleigh, NC $60,008

Atlanta, GA $59,916

Battle Creek, MI $59,898

Salt Lake City, UT $59,879

Lancaster, PA $59,788

Harrisburg, PA $59,702

Kansas City, MO $59,641

Champaign, IL $59,628

Kansas City, KS $59,628

Fort Worth, TX $59,622

Columbus, OH $59,612

Boca Raton, FL $59,598

Pittsburgh, PA $59,573

Richmond, VA $59,549

Indianapolis, IN $59,537

Cleveland, OH $59,531

Las Vegas, NV $59,457

Cincinnati, OH $59,457

Petersburg, VA $59,365

Huntsville, AL $59,274

Lansing, MI $59,233

Lebanon, PA $59,225

Pueblo, CO $59,219

Appleton, WI $59,200

Buffalo, NY $59,176

Dayton, OH $59,157

Racine, WI $59,145

Charlotte, NC $59,139

Saint Louis, MO $59,121

York, PA $59,084

Elkhart, IN $59,084

Gastonia, NC $59,072

Billings, MT $59,058

Beaumont, TX $59,041

Lorain, OH $59,029

Benton Harbor, MI $59,017

Toledo, OH $59,004

Binghamton, NY $58,974

Rock Hill, SC $58,968

Rockford, IL $58,937

Springfield, IL $58,913

Elyria, OH $58,906

Fargo, ND $58,906

Flagstaff, AZ $58,864

Fort Lauderdale, FL $58,827

Duluth, MN $58,790

Miami, FL $58,790

Cheyenne, WY $58,747

Grand Forks, ND $58,747

Bangor, ME $58,613

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,545

Durham, NC $58,520

Louisville, KY $58,515

Grand Rapids, MI $58,503

Hialeah, FL $58,496

Casper, WY $58,411

Scranton, PA $58,337

New Orleans, LA $58,319

Virginia Beach, VA $58,313

Akron, OH $58,282

Peoria, IL $58,203

Sarasota, FL $58,191

Nashville, TN $58,148

Omaha, NE $58,148

Green Bay, WI $58,148

Baton Rouge, LA $58,117

Charleston, SC $58,105

Jamestown, NY $58,074

Davenport, IA $58,074

Tucson, AZ $58,044

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,007

Tampa, FL $57,995

Evansville, IN $57,958

Port Arthur, TX $57,958

Bradenton, FL $57,934

Santa Fe, NM $57,823

Orlando, FL $57,713

Clearwater, FL $57,695

Canton, OH $57,566

La Crosse, WI $57,566

Albuquerque, NM $57,530

Newport News, VA $57,524

High Point, NC $57,505

Ogden, UT $57,481

Corpus Christi, TX $57,432

Norfolk, VA $57,395

Laramie, WY $57,395

Rock Island, IL $57,358

Saginaw, MI $57,346

Jacksonville, FL $57,340

Salisbury, NC $57,328

Boise, ID $57,316

Moline, IL $57,285

Fort Myers, FL $57,267

Memphis, TN $57,254

Tulsa, OK $57,224

Waterloo, IA $57,187

Spartanburg, SC $57,126

Lincoln, NE $57,095

Fort Wayne, IN $57,083

Provo, UT $57,077

Cedar Falls, IA $57,003

San Antonio, TX $56,979

Greensboro, NC $56,955

South Bend, IN $56,948

Savannah, GA $56,881

Muskegon, MI $56,857

Birmingham, AL $56,851

Winston Salem, NC $56,821

Lake Charles, LA $56,673

Anderson, IN $56,661

Lexington, KY $56,642

Augusta, GA $56,624

Greenville, SC $56,624

Lima, OH $56,575

Wichita, KS $56,569

Tuscaloosa, AL $56,569

Columbia, SC $56,514

Springfield, OH $56,502

Asheville, NC $56,404

Bloomington, IN $56,361

Knoxville, TN $56,141

Shreveport, LA $56,135

Wilmington, NC $56,055

Roanoke, VA $56,055

Topeka, KS $55,945

Frankfort, KY $55,938

Oklahoma City, OK $55,896

Chillicothe, OH $55,871

Longview, TX $55,865

Melbourne, FL $55,859

Sioux Falls, SD $55,761

Mobile, AL $55,755

Terre Haute, IN $55,731

Altoona, PA $55,694

Amarillo, TX $55,651

Killeen, TX $55,633

Fayetteville, AR $55,584

Chattanooga, TN $55,566

Sioux City, IA $55,510

Idaho Falls, ID $55,498

Lynchburg, VA $55,449

Gainesville, FL $55,370

Portsmouth, OH $55,339

Little Rock, AR $55,327

Lafayette, LA $55,302

Youngstown, OH $55,302

Daytona Beach, FL $55,266

Clarksville, TN $55,260

Pensacola, FL $55,253

Temple, TX $55,249

Hopkinsville, KY $55,070

Erie, PA $55,058

Florence, SC $55,033

Charleston, WV $54,935

Great Falls, MT $54,905

Macon, GA $54,819

Tallahassee, FL $54,813

Fayetteville, NC $54,801

Waco, TX $54,788

Helena, MT $54,746

Pine Bluff, AR $54,722

Vincennes, IN $54,648

Lubbock, TX $54,623

Alamogordo, NM $54,587

Twin Falls, ID $54,531

Rapid City, SD $54,513

Jackson, MS $54,403

Huntington, WV $54,399

Greenville, MS $54,397

Parkersburg, WV $54,334

Montgomery, AL $54,323

Wichita Falls, TX $54,262

Springfield, MO $54,262

Biloxi, MS $54,232

Monroe, LA $54,170

Johnstown, PA $54,128

Sumter, SC $54,103

Columbus, GA $54,097

Pascagoula, MS $53,981

Abilene, TX $53,981

Kingsport, TN $53,822

Albany, GA $53,822

Gulfport, MS $53,803

Alexandria, LA $53,601

Fort Smith, AR $53,448

El Paso, TX $53,283

Las Cruces, NM $53,008

Harlingen, TX $52,852

Pocatello, ID $52,843

Florence, AL $52,763

Brownsville, TX $52,751

Mcallen, TX $52,622

Dothan, AL $52,537

Columbus, MS $52,173

Altus, OK $51,888

Lawton, OK $51,772

Pierre, SD $51,552

What Skills Can Increase a Pump Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 5.85% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Mechanical Aptitude (Mentioned in 3.97% Job Postings): Mechanical aptitude is a measure of a technical or engineering candidate's mechanical reasoning and mechanical comprehension to succeed in their domain.
Technical Skills (Mentioned in 2.72% Job Postings): Technical skills are the specialized knowledge and expertise required to perform specific tasks and use specific tools and programs in real world situations.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	5.85%
Mechanical Aptitude	3.97%
Technical Skills	2.72%

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 Technician's salary.

Program Management: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
Critical Thinking: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Program Management	$74,038	21%
Critical Thinking	$66,084	8%
Leadership	$64,860	6%
Verbal Communication	$63,636	4%
Operations Support	$63,636	4%
Innovation	$63,024	3%

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How Education impacts a Pump Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Pump Technicians 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 Pump Technician with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $57,580 and $61,884).

Pump Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Pump Technician

No Diploma 6.7%

High School 66.7%

Associates 6.7%

Bachelors 20.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	6.7%
High School	66.7%
Associates	6.7%
Bachelors	20.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Pump Technician'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.

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$55,833

Average $61,189/year

$68,921

$4,653

Average $5,099/month

$5,743

$1,074

Average $1,177/week

$1,325

$27

Average $29/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,921	$5,743	$1,325	$33
Average	$61,189	$5,099	$1,177	$29
25th Percentile	$55,833	$4,653	$1,074	$27

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Salary Trends for Pump Technician

Salaries for a Pump Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $61,244 in 2023 to around $61,540 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Pump Technician salary trends, .

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