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

A Gas Operator's salary grows with experience: a Gas Operator (0-1 years)earns $59,734, a Refinery Operator II (1-3 years)earns $70,385, a Refinery Operator III (3-5 years)earns $84,525, a Refinery Operations Supervisor (5+ years)earns $113,895, a Refinery Operations Manager (5+ years)earns $149,213,

What are the highest paying states for a Gas Operator?

Gas Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Gas Operator roles are District of Columbia $65,677, California $65,427, Massachusetts $64,555. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Gas Operator roles make?

Salaries for Gas Operator level roles vary by specialization: Gas Plant Operator: $82,256; Gas System Operator IV: $78,100; Gas Plant Operator IV: $78,057; Gas System Operator III: $71,000; Gas Plant Operator III: $70,930.

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

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

Gas Operator Salary in the United States

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

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Gas Operator in the United States is $59,318 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,348
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,320 to $66,662
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,860

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Gas Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,662	$5,555	$1,282	$32
Average	$59,318	$4,943	$1,141	$29
25th Percentile	$53,320	$4,443	$1,025	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Gas Operator Salaries

A Gas 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 Gas Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Gas 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): $59,734
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,385
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,525
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $113,895
Expert (over 8 years): $149,213

Levels	Salary
Gas Opera... Level Gas Operator	$59,734
Refinery ... Level Gas Operator	$70,385
Refinery ... Level Gas Operator	$84,525
Refinery ... Level Gas Operator	$113,895
Refinery ... Level Gas Operator	$149,213

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

District of Columbia: $65,677.
California: $65,427.
Massachusetts: $64,555.

District of Columbia $65,677

California $65,427

Massachusetts $64,555

Washington $64,318

New Jersey $64,294

Alaska $64,211

Connecticut $63,393

New York $63,061

Hawaii $61,999

Rhode Island $61,501

Maryland $61,162

Minnesota $60,700

Colorado $60,522

Illinois $60,463

Oregon $60,237

Delaware $60,071

New Hampshire $59,967

Virginia $59,733

Pennsylvania $59,051

Nevada $58,707

North Dakota $58,594

Michigan $58,416

Wisconsin $58,351

Vermont $58,220

Texas $57,858

Maine $57,835

Arizona $57,799

Ohio $57,758

Georgia $57,212

Indiana $56,939

Wyoming $56,886

Utah $56,803

Iowa $56,767

Kansas $56,482

Louisiana $56,399

North Carolina $56,370

Missouri $56,358

Florida $56,126

Montana $56,002

Nebraska $55,883

Kentucky $55,818

South Carolina $55,581

Tennessee $55,432

Idaho $55,373

New Mexico $54,940

Oklahoma $54,845

Alabama $54,495

South Dakota $53,908

Arkansas $53,588

West Virginia $53,416

Mississippi $52,900

Top Paying Cities for Gas 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: $74,817
San Francisco: $74,082
Oakland: $72,439

San Jose, CA $74,817

San Francisco, CA $74,082

Oakland, CA $72,439

New York, NY $68,743

Queens Village, NY $68,298

Paramus, NJ $67,824

Passaic, NJ $67,765

Bergenfield, NJ $67,705

Stamford, CT $67,616

Huntington, NY $67,557

Newark, NJ $67,171

Bridgeport, CT $67,053

New Brunswick, NJ $66,857

Vallejo, CA $66,732

Middlesex, NJ $66,697

Somerset, NJ $66,643

Petaluma, CA $66,507

Santa Cruz, CA $66,276

Boston, MA $66,157

Monterey, CA $65,860

Fairbanks, AK $65,819

Los Angeles, CA $65,706

Washington, DC $65,677

Seattle, WA $65,570

Santa Rosa, CA $65,558

Juneau, AK $65,386

Orange, CA $65,190

Anchorage, AK $65,083

Anaheim, CA $65,042

Santa Ana, CA $64,953

Nassau, NY $64,917

Long Beach, CA $64,894

Danbury, CT $64,876

Santa Maria, CA $64,674

Everett, WA $64,662

Bremerton, WA $64,372

Trenton, NJ $64,259

Sacramento, CA $64,235

San Diego, CA $64,205

Brockton, MA $64,182

Tacoma, WA $64,158

Santa Barbara, CA $64,075

Lowell, MA $63,838

New Suffolk, NY $63,814

Nashua, NH $63,743

Lompoc, CA $63,648

Ventura, CA $63,589

Stockton, CA $63,571

New Haven, CT $63,452

Atlantic City, NJ $63,298

Hartford, CT $63,167

Modesto, CA $63,138

Poughkeepsie, NY $63,007

New Britain, CT $62,978

Olympia, WA $62,895

Kennewick, WA $62,895

New London, CT $62,883

Norwich, CT $62,865

Lawrence, MA $62,835

Bakersfield, CA $62,669

Riverside, CA $62,586

New Bedford, MA $62,586

Richland, WA $62,527

Portsmouth, NH $62,479

Vineland, NJ $62,467

San Bernardino, CA $62,420

Boulder, CO $62,254

Worcester, MA $62,206

Portland, OR $62,153

Saint Paul, MN $62,082

Minneapolis, MN $62,082

Philadelphia, PA $61,999

Honolulu, HI $61,684

Springfield, MA $61,477

Providence, RI $61,471

Chicago, IL $61,299

Bellingham, WA $61,228

Baltimore, MD $61,162

Chico, CA $61,014

Wilmington, DE $60,913

Pittsfield, MA $60,854

Manchester, NH $60,741

Spokane, WA $60,480

Denver, CO $60,474

Albany, NY $60,196

Troy, NY $60,172

Schenectady, NY $60,047

Burlington, VT $59,917

Portland, ME $59,709

Salem, OR $59,662

Yakima, WA $59,650

Ann Arbor, MI $59,632

Rochester, MN $59,466

Fresno, CA $59,436

Reno, NV $59,436

Milwaukee, WI $59,383

Detroit, MI $59,324

Allentown, PA $59,306

Carson City, NV $59,300

Houston, TX $59,211

Colorado Springs, CO $59,205

Syracuse, NY $59,175

Eugene, OR $59,063

Bismarck, ND $58,991

Gary, IN $58,991

Galveston, TX $58,991

Springfield, OR $58,944

Medford, OR $58,802

Fort Collins, CO $58,778

Austin, TX $58,730

Mesa, AZ $58,606

Phoenix, AZ $58,594

Dallas, TX $58,576

Reading, PA $58,541

Saint Cloud, MN $58,517

Concord, NH $58,464

Madison, WI $58,440

Utica, NY $58,280

Raleigh, NC $58,232

Las Vegas, NV $58,226

Rochester, NY $58,185

Des Moines, IA $58,179

Atlanta, GA $58,084

Battle Creek, MI $58,066

Salt Lake City, UT $58,048

Lancaster, PA $57,959

Champaign, IL $57,947

Harrisburg, PA $57,876

Durham, NC $57,823

Kansas City, MO $57,817

Kansas City, KS $57,805

Fort Worth, TX $57,799

Boca Raton, FL $57,775

Cleveland, OH $57,770

Columbus, OH $57,758

Pittsburgh, PA $57,752

Richmond, VA $57,728

Indianapolis, IN $57,716

Cincinnati, OH $57,639

Petersburg, VA $57,550

Billings, MT $57,420

Lansing, MI $57,420

Huntsville, AL $57,420

Lebanon, PA $57,414

Dayton, OH $57,408

Pueblo, CO $57,408

Appleton, WI $57,390

Buffalo, NY $57,366

Racine, WI $57,336

Charlotte, NC $57,331

Saint Louis, MO $57,313

Springfield, IL $57,289

Elkhart, IN $57,277

York, PA $57,277

Gastonia, NC $57,271

Benton Harbor, MI $57,271

Beaumont, TX $57,236

Lorain, OH $57,224

Toledo, OH $57,200

Binghamton, NY $57,170

Rock Hill, SC $57,164

Rockford, IL $57,135

Fargo, ND $57,105

Elyria, OH $57,105

Flagstaff, AZ $57,064

Fort Lauderdale, FL $57,028

Miami, FL $56,992

Duluth, MN $56,898

Bangor, ME $56,820

Cedar Rapids, IA $56,755

Louisville, KY $56,726

Grand Rapids, MI $56,714

Hialeah, FL $56,708

Casper, WY $56,625

Scranton, PA $56,553

New Orleans, LA $56,536

Virginia Beach, VA $56,530

Akron, OH $56,500

Peoria, IL $56,423

Sarasota, FL $56,411

Green Bay, WI $56,370

Baton Rouge, LA $56,340

Charleston, SC $56,328

Nashville, TN $56,310

Jamestown, NY $56,298

Davenport, IA $56,298

Tucson, AZ $56,269

Cheyenne, WY $56,251

Saint Petersburg, FL $56,233

Tampa, FL $56,221

Omaha, NE $56,209

Port Arthur, TX $56,186

Evansville, IN $56,186

Bradenton, FL $56,162

Santa Fe, NM $56,055

Orlando, FL $55,996

Clearwater, FL $55,931

Canton, OH $55,806

La Crosse, WI $55,806

Grand Forks, ND $55,788

Albuquerque, NM $55,771

Tulsa, OK $55,771

Newport News, VA $55,765

High Point, NC $55,747

Ogden, UT $55,723

Corpus Christi, TX $55,676

Laramie, WY $55,640

Norfolk, VA $55,640

Rock Island, IL $55,604

Saginaw, MI $55,593

Jacksonville, FL $55,587

Salisbury, NC $55,575

Memphis, TN $55,563

Moline, IL $55,533

Fort Myers, FL $55,515

Waterloo, IA $55,438

Spartanburg, SC $55,379

Lincoln, NE $55,349

Fort Wayne, IN $55,337

Birmingham, AL $55,272

Cedar Falls, IA $55,260

Provo, UT $55,254

Springfield, OH $55,249

San Antonio, TX $55,237

Greensboro, NC $55,213

South Bend, IN $55,207

Winston Salem, NC $55,201

Boise, ID $55,183

Savannah, GA $55,142

Muskegon, MI $55,035

Lima, OH $54,964

Lake Charles, LA $54,940

Anderson, IN $54,928

Lexington, KY $54,910

Augusta, GA $54,893

Greenville, SC $54,893

Wichita, KS $54,839

Tuscaloosa, AL $54,839

Columbia, SC $54,786

Bloomington, IN $54,638

Roanoke, VA $54,602

Asheville, NC $54,525

Knoxville, TN $54,424

Shreveport, LA $54,418

Wilmington, NC $54,341

Frankfort, KY $54,228

Oklahoma City, OK $54,187

Chillicothe, OH $54,163

Longview, TX $54,157

Topeka, KS $54,139

Mobile, AL $54,050

Terre Haute, IN $54,027

Erie, PA $54,021

Altoona, PA $53,991

Melbourne, FL $53,973

Amarillo, TX $53,949

Killeen, TX $53,932

Fayetteville, AR $53,884

Sioux Falls, SD $53,843

Chattanooga, TN $53,807

Idaho Falls, ID $53,801

Gainesville, FL $53,677

Portsmouth, OH $53,647

Little Rock, AR $53,635

Lynchburg, VA $53,635

Lafayette, LA $53,611

Youngstown, OH $53,611

Temple, TX $53,588

Daytona Beach, FL $53,576

Clarksville, TN $53,570

Pensacola, FL $53,564

Hopkinsville, KY $53,386

Charleston, WV $53,380

Florence, SC $53,350

Sioux City, IA $53,315

Macon, GA $53,143

Tallahassee, FL $53,137

Fayetteville, NC $53,125

Waco, TX $53,113

Wichita Falls, TX $53,113

Pine Bluff, AR $53,089

Vincennes, IN $52,977

Lubbock, TX $52,953

Great Falls, MT $52,917

Alamogordo, NM $52,911

Abilene, TX $52,864

Rapid City, SD $52,787

Monroe, LA $52,787

Albany, GA $52,751

Huntington, WV $52,745

Jackson, MS $52,739

Greenville, MS $52,733

Parkersburg, WV $52,674

Montgomery, AL $52,662

Johnstown, PA $52,650

Springfield, MO $52,603

Biloxi, MS $52,573

Sumter, SC $52,449

Columbus, GA $52,443

Twin Falls, ID $52,407

Pascagoula, MS $52,330

Kingsport, TN $52,176

Gulfport, MS $52,158

Alexandria, LA $51,962

Fort Smith, AR $51,814

El Paso, TX $51,654

Helena, MT $51,577

Las Cruces, NM $51,387

Harlingen, TX $51,221

Pocatello, ID $51,167

Florence, AL $51,150

Brownsville, TX $51,138

Dothan, AL $51,043

Mcallen, TX $51,013

Columbus, MS $50,574

Altus, OK $50,301

Lawton, OK $50,189

Pierre, SD $49,975

What Skills Can Increase a Gas 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 Gas 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	$63,470	7%
Marketing Systems	$63,470	7%
Microsoft Office	$63,470	7%
Innovation	$61,690	4%
Business Model	$61,690	4%
Time Management	$61,097	3%

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How Education impacts a Gas Operator's Salary?

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

Gas Operator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Gas 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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Gas Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Gas 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 February 01, 2026

$53,320

Average $59,318/year

$66,662

$4,443

Average $4,943/month

$5,555

$1,025

Average $1,141/week

$1,282

$26

Average $29/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,662	$5,555	$1,282	$32
Average	$59,318	$4,943	$1,141	$29
25th Percentile	$53,320	$4,443	$1,025	$26

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Salary Trends for Gas Operator

Salaries for a Gas Operator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $69,902 in 2023 to around $68,991 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Gas Operator salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$69,594

2025

$68,991

2026

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2024	$69,594
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