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

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

How does experience change A Pumper's salary?

A Pumper's salary grows with experience: a Hot Oil Unit Operator (0-1 years)earns $50,097, an Pumper (1-3 years)earns $60,113, an Oil and Gas Field Supervisor (3-5 years)earns $97,834, an Oil and Gas Superintendent (5+ years)earns $157,810,

What are the highest paying states for a Pumper?

Pumper salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Pumper roles are District of Columbia $67,182, California $66,927, Massachusetts $66,035. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Pumper roles make?

Salaries for Pumper level roles vary by specialization: Pumper II: $60,677; Oilwell Pumper: $60,167; Oil Pumper: $51,128; Gas Pumper: $50,295; Oilfield Pumper: $49,465.

How do different companies affect a Pumper's salary?

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

Pumper Salary in the United States

How much does a Pumper make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Pumper in the United States is $60,677 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,340
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,346 to $68,352
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,491

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Pumper Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,352	$5,696	$1,314	$33
Average	$60,677	$5,056	$1,167	$29
25th Percentile	$55,346	$4,612	$1,064	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Pumper Salaries

A Pumper'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 Pumper 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 Pumpers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,182.
California: $66,927.
Massachusetts: $66,035.

District of Columbia $67,182

California $66,927

Massachusetts $66,035

Washington $65,792

New Jersey $65,768

Alaska $65,683

Connecticut $64,846

New York $64,506

Hawaii $63,420

Rhode Island $62,910

Maryland $62,564

Minnesota $62,091

Colorado $61,909

Illinois $61,848

Oregon $61,618

Delaware $61,448

New Hampshire $61,341

Virginia $61,102

Pennsylvania $60,404

Nevada $60,052

North Dakota $59,937

Michigan $59,755

Wisconsin $59,688

Vermont $59,555

Texas $59,185

Maine $59,160

Arizona $59,124

Ohio $59,081

Georgia $58,523

Indiana $58,244

Wyoming $58,189

Utah $58,104

Iowa $58,068

Kansas $57,777

Louisiana $57,692

North Carolina $57,662

Missouri $57,649

Florida $57,413

Montana $57,285

Nebraska $57,164

Kentucky $57,097

South Carolina $56,855

Tennessee $56,703

Idaho $56,642

New Mexico $56,199

Oklahoma $56,102

Alabama $55,744

South Dakota $55,143

Arkansas $54,816

West Virginia $54,640

Mississippi $54,112

Top Paying Cities for Pumpers

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: $76,532
San Francisco: $75,694
Oakland: $74,099

San Jose, CA $76,532

San Francisco, CA $75,694

Oakland, CA $74,099

New York, NY $69,863

Paramus, NJ $69,014

Queens Village, NY $69,011

Passaic, NJ $68,953

Bergenfield, NJ $68,948

Stamford, CT $68,814

Huntington, NY $68,789

Newark, NJ $68,341

Bridgeport, CT $68,213

Vallejo, CA $68,092

New Brunswick, NJ $68,068

Petaluma, CA $68,031

Middlesex, NJ $67,916

Somerset, NJ $67,874

Santa Cruz, CA $67,795

Boston, MA $67,425

Monterey, CA $67,212

Seattle, WA $67,073

Santa Rosa, CA $67,060

Los Angeles, CA $67,042

Juneau, AK $66,884

Washington, DC $66,818

Orange, CA $66,602

Santa Ana, CA $66,442

Long Beach, CA $66,381

Anaheim, CA $66,369

Anchorage, AK $66,338

Santa Maria, CA $66,156

Everett, WA $66,144

Danbury, CT $65,931

Bremerton, WA $65,847

Tacoma, WA $65,628

New Suffolk, NY $65,627

Sacramento, CA $65,610

Santa Barbara, CA $65,544

Trenton, NJ $65,477

San Diego, CA $65,477

Brockton, MA $65,410

Fairbanks, AK $65,261

Lompoc, CA $65,107

Lowell, MA $65,057

Ventura, CA $65,046

Nashua, NH $65,034

Stockton, CA $65,028

Modesto, CA $64,585

Poughkeepsie, NY $64,451

Olympia, WA $64,336

Kennewick, WA $64,336

New Haven, CT $64,312

Lawrence, MA $64,093

Hartford, CT $64,033

Riverside, CA $64,021

New Bedford, MA $63,960

Richland, WA $63,960

Bakersfield, CA $63,875

San Bernardino, CA $63,851

New Britain, CT $63,845

Atlantic City, NJ $63,845

New London, CT $63,820

Norwich, CT $63,802

Portsmouth, NH $63,790

Boulder, CO $63,661

Portland, OR $63,578

Worcester, MA $63,572

Minneapolis, MN $63,383

Philadelphia, PA $63,298

Honolulu, HI $63,098

Saint Paul, MN $63,069

Vineland, NJ $63,056

Providence, RI $62,880

Chicago, IL $62,704

Bellingham, WA $62,631

Springfield, MA $62,582

Baltimore, MD $62,564

Chico, CA $62,413

Pittsfield, MA $62,249

Manchester, NH $62,133

Spokane, WA $61,866

Denver, CO $61,860

Albany, NY $61,575

Troy, NY $61,551

Nassau, NY $61,486

Schenectady, NY $61,424

Wilmington, DE $61,375

Burlington, VT $61,290

Salem, OR $61,266

Portland, ME $61,078

Yakima, WA $61,017

Rochester, MN $60,829

Reno, NV $60,799

Fresno, CA $60,799

Milwaukee, WI $60,744

Detroit, MI $60,683

Ann Arbor, MI $60,673

Allentown, PA $60,665

Colorado Springs, CO $60,562

Syracuse, NY $60,532

Carson City, NV $60,532

Houston, TX $60,447

Eugene, OR $60,416

Gary, IN $60,343

Springfield, OR $60,295

Bismarck, ND $60,283

Galveston, TX $60,240

Medford, OR $60,149

Fort Collins, CO $60,125

Concord, NH $60,095

Austin, TX $60,076

Mesa, AZ $59,949

Reading, PA $59,943

Phoenix, AZ $59,937

Dallas, TX $59,919

Saint Cloud, MN $59,860

Madison, WI $59,779

Utica, NY $59,615

Rochester, NY $59,518

Des Moines, IA $59,512

Raleigh, NC $59,506

Atlanta, GA $59,415

Battle Creek, MI $59,397

Salt Lake City, UT $59,379

Lancaster, PA $59,288

Harrisburg, PA $59,203

Kansas City, MO $59,142

Champaign, IL $59,130

Kansas City, KS $59,130

Fort Worth, TX $59,124

Columbus, OH $59,114

Boca Raton, FL $59,100

Pittsburgh, PA $59,075

Richmond, VA $59,051

Indianapolis, IN $59,039

Cleveland, OH $59,033

Las Vegas, NV $58,960

Cincinnati, OH $58,960

Petersburg, VA $58,869

Huntsville, AL $58,778

Lansing, MI $58,737

Lebanon, PA $58,729

Pueblo, CO $58,723

Appleton, WI $58,705

Buffalo, NY $58,681

Dayton, OH $58,663

Racine, WI $58,651

Charlotte, NC $58,645

Saint Louis, MO $58,626

York, PA $58,590

Elkhart, IN $58,590

Gastonia, NC $58,578

Billings, MT $58,564

Beaumont, TX $58,547

Lorain, OH $58,535

Benton Harbor, MI $58,523

Toledo, OH $58,511

Binghamton, NY $58,481

Rock Hill, SC $58,475

Rockford, IL $58,444

Springfield, IL $58,420

Elyria, OH $58,414

Fargo, ND $58,414

Flagstaff, AZ $58,371

Fort Lauderdale, FL $58,335

Duluth, MN $58,299

Miami, FL $58,299

Cheyenne, WY $58,256

Grand Forks, ND $58,256

Bangor, ME $58,123

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,056

Durham, NC $58,030

Louisville, KY $58,026

Grand Rapids, MI $58,013

Hialeah, FL $58,007

Casper, WY $57,922

Scranton, PA $57,850

New Orleans, LA $57,831

Virginia Beach, VA $57,825

Akron, OH $57,795

Peoria, IL $57,716

Sarasota, FL $57,704

Nashville, TN $57,662

Omaha, NE $57,662

Green Bay, WI $57,662

Baton Rouge, LA $57,631

Charleston, SC $57,619

Jamestown, NY $57,589

Davenport, IA $57,589

Tucson, AZ $57,558

Saint Petersburg, FL $57,522

Tampa, FL $57,510

Evansville, IN $57,473

Port Arthur, TX $57,473

Bradenton, FL $57,449

Santa Fe, NM $57,340

Orlando, FL $57,231

Clearwater, FL $57,213

Canton, OH $57,085

La Crosse, WI $57,085

Albuquerque, NM $57,049

Newport News, VA $57,043

High Point, NC $57,024

Ogden, UT $57,000

Corpus Christi, TX $56,952

Norfolk, VA $56,915

Laramie, WY $56,915

Rock Island, IL $56,879

Saginaw, MI $56,867

Jacksonville, FL $56,861

Salisbury, NC $56,848

Boise, ID $56,836

Moline, IL $56,806

Fort Myers, FL $56,788

Memphis, TN $56,776

Tulsa, OK $56,745

Waterloo, IA $56,709

Spartanburg, SC $56,648

Lincoln, NE $56,618

Fort Wayne, IN $56,606

Provo, UT $56,600

Cedar Falls, IA $56,527

San Antonio, TX $56,503

Greensboro, NC $56,478

South Bend, IN $56,472

Savannah, GA $56,406

Muskegon, MI $56,381

Birmingham, AL $56,375

Winston Salem, NC $56,345

Lake Charles, LA $56,199

Anderson, IN $56,187

Lexington, KY $56,169

Augusta, GA $56,151

Greenville, SC $56,151

Lima, OH $56,102

Wichita, KS $56,096

Tuscaloosa, AL $56,096

Columbia, SC $56,041

Springfield, OH $56,029

Asheville, NC $55,932

Bloomington, IN $55,890

Knoxville, TN $55,671

Shreveport, LA $55,665

Wilmington, NC $55,586

Roanoke, VA $55,586

Topeka, KS $55,477

Frankfort, KY $55,470

Oklahoma City, OK $55,429

Chillicothe, OH $55,404

Longview, TX $55,398

Melbourne, FL $55,392

Sioux Falls, SD $55,295

Mobile, AL $55,289

Terre Haute, IN $55,265

Altoona, PA $55,228

Amarillo, TX $55,186

Killeen, TX $55,168

Fayetteville, AR $55,119

Chattanooga, TN $55,101

Sioux City, IA $55,046

Idaho Falls, ID $55,034

Lynchburg, VA $54,986

Gainesville, FL $54,907

Portsmouth, OH $54,876

Little Rock, AR $54,864

Lafayette, LA $54,840

Youngstown, OH $54,840

Daytona Beach, FL $54,804

Clarksville, TN $54,798

Pensacola, FL $54,792

Temple, TX $54,787

Hopkinsville, KY $54,609

Erie, PA $54,597

Florence, SC $54,573

Charleston, WV $54,476

Great Falls, MT $54,446

Macon, GA $54,361

Tallahassee, FL $54,355

Fayetteville, NC $54,343

Waco, TX $54,330

Helena, MT $54,288

Pine Bluff, AR $54,265

Vincennes, IN $54,191

Lubbock, TX $54,167

Alamogordo, NM $54,130

Twin Falls, ID $54,076

Rapid City, SD $54,057

Jackson, MS $53,948

Huntington, WV $53,944

Greenville, MS $53,942

Parkersburg, WV $53,880

Montgomery, AL $53,869

Wichita Falls, TX $53,809

Springfield, MO $53,809

Biloxi, MS $53,778

Monroe, LA $53,718

Johnstown, PA $53,675

Sumter, SC $53,651

Columbus, GA $53,645

Pascagoula, MS $53,529

Abilene, TX $53,529

Kingsport, TN $53,372

Albany, GA $53,372

Gulfport, MS $53,353

Alexandria, LA $53,153

Fort Smith, AR $53,002

El Paso, TX $52,838

Las Cruces, NM $52,565

Harlingen, TX $52,411

Pocatello, ID $52,401

Florence, AL $52,322

Brownsville, TX $52,310

Mcallen, TX $52,182

Dothan, AL $52,097

Columbus, MS $51,737

Altus, OK $51,454

Lawton, OK $51,339

Pierre, SD $51,121

What Skills Can Increase a Pumper'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 Pumper'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	$73,419	21%
Critical Thinking	$65,531	8%
Leadership	$64,318	6%
Verbal Communication	$63,104	4%
Operations Support	$63,104	4%
Innovation	$62,498	3%

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How Education impacts a Pumper's Salary?

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

Pumper Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Pumper

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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Pumper Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Pumper'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

$55,346

Average $60,677/year

$68,352

$4,612

Average $5,056/month

$5,696

$1,064

Average $1,167/week

$1,314

$27

Average $29/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,352	$5,696	$1,314	$33
Average	$60,677	$5,056	$1,167	$29
25th Percentile	$55,346	$4,612	$1,064	$27

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Salary Trends for Pumper

Salaries for a Pumper can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $60,733 in 2023 to around $61,027 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Pumper salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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$61,027

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