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

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

How does experience change A Fuel Specialist's salary?

A Fuel Specialist's salary grows with experience: a Fuel Specialist (0-1 years)earns $60,568, a Refinery Operator II (1-3 years)earns $71,368, a Refinery Operator III (3-5 years)earns $85,732, a Refinery Operations Supervisor (5+ years)earns $115,462, a Refinery Operations Manager (5+ years)earns $151,338,

What are the highest paying states for a Fuel Specialist?

Fuel Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Fuel Specialist roles are District of Columbia $67,736, California $67,479, Massachusetts $66,579. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Fuel Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Fuel Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Fuel Trader: $92,995; Fuel Analyst: $74,778; Fuel Hauler: $52,872; Fuel Driver: $51,546; Fuel Dispatcher: $49,690.

How do different companies affect a Fuel Specialist's salary?

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

Fuel Specialist Salary in the United States

How much does a Fuel Specialist make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Fuel Specialist in the United States is $61,177 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,012
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,407 to $69,466
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,154

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Fuel Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,466	$5,789	$1,336	$33
Average	$61,177	$5,098	$1,176	$29
25th Percentile	$55,407	$4,617	$1,066	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Fuel Specialist Salaries

A Fuel Specialist'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 Fuel Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Fuel Specialist'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): $60,568
Early Career (1-2 years): $71,368
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,732
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $115,462
Expert (over 8 years): $151,338

Levels	Salary
Fuel Spec... Level Fuel Specialist	$60,568
Refinery ... Level Fuel Specialist	$71,368
Refinery ... Level Fuel Specialist	$85,732
Refinery ... Level Fuel Specialist	$115,462
Refinery ... Level Fuel Specialist	$151,338

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How Do Fuel Specialist 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 Fuel Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,736.
California: $67,479.
Massachusetts: $66,579.

District of Columbia $67,736

California $67,479

Massachusetts $66,579

Washington $66,335

New Jersey $66,310

Alaska $66,225

Connecticut $65,380

New York $65,038

Hawaii $63,943

Rhode Island $63,429

Maryland $63,080

Minnesota $62,603

Colorado $62,419

Illinois $62,358

Oregon $62,126

Delaware $61,954

New Hampshire $61,847

Virginia $61,606

Pennsylvania $60,902

Nevada $60,547

North Dakota $60,431

Michigan $60,248

Wisconsin $60,180

Vermont $60,046

Texas $59,672

Maine $59,648

Arizona $59,611

Ohio $59,568

Georgia $59,006

Indiana $58,724

Wyoming $58,669

Utah $58,583

Iowa $58,547

Kansas $58,253

Louisiana $58,167

North Carolina $58,137

Missouri $58,125

Florida $57,886

Montana $57,758

Nebraska $57,635

Kentucky $57,568

South Carolina $57,323

Tennessee $57,170

Idaho $57,109

New Mexico $56,663

Oklahoma $56,565

Alabama $56,204

South Dakota $55,598

Arkansas $55,268

West Virginia $55,090

Mississippi $54,558

Top Paying Cities for Fuel Specialists

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: $77,163
San Francisco: $76,318
Oakland: $74,710

San Jose, CA $77,163

San Francisco, CA $76,318

Oakland, CA $74,710

New York, NY $70,439

Paramus, NJ $69,583

Queens Village, NY $69,580

Passaic, NJ $69,521

Bergenfield, NJ $69,516

Stamford, CT $69,381

Huntington, NY $69,356

Newark, NJ $68,904

Bridgeport, CT $68,775

Vallejo, CA $68,653

New Brunswick, NJ $68,629

Petaluma, CA $68,592

Middlesex, NJ $68,476

Somerset, NJ $68,433

Santa Cruz, CA $68,354

Boston, MA $67,980

Monterey, CA $67,766

Seattle, WA $67,625

Santa Rosa, CA $67,613

Los Angeles, CA $67,595

Juneau, AK $67,436

Washington, DC $67,369

Orange, CA $67,151

Santa Ana, CA $66,989

Long Beach, CA $66,928

Anaheim, CA $66,916

Anchorage, AK $66,885

Santa Maria, CA $66,702

Everett, WA $66,689

Danbury, CT $66,474

Bremerton, WA $66,390

Tacoma, WA $66,169

New Suffolk, NY $66,168

Sacramento, CA $66,151

Santa Barbara, CA $66,084

Trenton, NJ $66,017

San Diego, CA $66,017

Brockton, MA $65,949

Fairbanks, AK $65,799

Lompoc, CA $65,643

Lowell, MA $65,594

Ventura, CA $65,582

Nashua, NH $65,570

Stockton, CA $65,564

Modesto, CA $65,117

Poughkeepsie, NY $64,983

Olympia, WA $64,866

Kennewick, WA $64,866

New Haven, CT $64,842

Lawrence, MA $64,622

Hartford, CT $64,561

Riverside, CA $64,548

New Bedford, MA $64,487

Richland, WA $64,487

Bakersfield, CA $64,401

San Bernardino, CA $64,377

New Britain, CT $64,371

Atlantic City, NJ $64,371

New London, CT $64,346

Norwich, CT $64,328

Portsmouth, NH $64,316

Boulder, CO $64,186

Portland, OR $64,102

Worcester, MA $64,096

Minneapolis, MN $63,906

Philadelphia, PA $63,820

Honolulu, HI $63,618

Saint Paul, MN $63,589

Vineland, NJ $63,576

Providence, RI $63,398

Chicago, IL $63,221

Bellingham, WA $63,147

Springfield, MA $63,098

Baltimore, MD $63,080

Chico, CA $62,927

Pittsfield, MA $62,762

Manchester, NH $62,646

Spokane, WA $62,376

Denver, CO $62,370

Albany, NY $62,083

Troy, NY $62,058

Nassau, NY $61,993

Schenectady, NY $61,930

Wilmington, DE $61,881

Burlington, VT $61,795

Salem, OR $61,771

Portland, ME $61,581

Yakima, WA $61,520

Rochester, MN $61,330

Reno, NV $61,300

Fresno, CA $61,300

Milwaukee, WI $61,245

Detroit, MI $61,184

Ann Arbor, MI $61,173

Allentown, PA $61,165

Colorado Springs, CO $61,061

Syracuse, NY $61,031

Carson City, NV $61,031

Houston, TX $60,945

Eugene, OR $60,914

Gary, IN $60,841

Springfield, OR $60,792

Bismarck, ND $60,780

Galveston, TX $60,737

Medford, OR $60,645

Fort Collins, CO $60,621

Concord, NH $60,590

Austin, TX $60,572

Mesa, AZ $60,443

Reading, PA $60,437

Phoenix, AZ $60,431

Dallas, TX $60,413

Saint Cloud, MN $60,354

Madison, WI $60,272

Utica, NY $60,107

Rochester, NY $60,009

Des Moines, IA $60,003

Raleigh, NC $59,997

Atlanta, GA $59,905

Battle Creek, MI $59,887

Salt Lake City, UT $59,868

Lancaster, PA $59,776

Harrisburg, PA $59,691

Kansas City, MO $59,630

Champaign, IL $59,617

Kansas City, KS $59,617

Fort Worth, TX $59,611

Columbus, OH $59,601

Boca Raton, FL $59,587

Pittsburgh, PA $59,562

Richmond, VA $59,538

Indianapolis, IN $59,526

Cleveland, OH $59,519

Las Vegas, NV $59,446

Cincinnati, OH $59,446

Petersburg, VA $59,354

Huntsville, AL $59,263

Lansing, MI $59,222

Lebanon, PA $59,214

Pueblo, CO $59,207

Appleton, WI $59,189

Buffalo, NY $59,165

Dayton, OH $59,146

Racine, WI $59,134

Charlotte, NC $59,128

Saint Louis, MO $59,110

York, PA $59,073

Elkhart, IN $59,073

Gastonia, NC $59,061

Billings, MT $59,047

Beaumont, TX $59,030

Lorain, OH $59,018

Benton Harbor, MI $59,006

Toledo, OH $58,993

Binghamton, NY $58,963

Rock Hill, SC $58,957

Rockford, IL $58,926

Springfield, IL $58,902

Elyria, OH $58,895

Fargo, ND $58,895

Flagstaff, AZ $58,853

Fort Lauderdale, FL $58,816

Duluth, MN $58,779

Miami, FL $58,779

Cheyenne, WY $58,736

Grand Forks, ND $58,736

Bangor, ME $58,602

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,535

Durham, NC $58,509

Louisville, KY $58,504

Grand Rapids, MI $58,492

Hialeah, FL $58,486

Casper, WY $58,400

Scranton, PA $58,327

New Orleans, LA $58,308

Virginia Beach, VA $58,302

Akron, OH $58,271

Peoria, IL $58,192

Sarasota, FL $58,180

Nashville, TN $58,137

Omaha, NE $58,137

Green Bay, WI $58,137

Baton Rouge, LA $58,106

Charleston, SC $58,094

Jamestown, NY $58,063

Davenport, IA $58,063

Tucson, AZ $58,033

Saint Petersburg, FL $57,996

Tampa, FL $57,984

Evansville, IN $57,947

Port Arthur, TX $57,947

Bradenton, FL $57,923

Santa Fe, NM $57,813

Orlando, FL $57,703

Clearwater, FL $57,684

Canton, OH $57,556

La Crosse, WI $57,556

Albuquerque, NM $57,519

Newport News, VA $57,513

High Point, NC $57,495

Ogden, UT $57,470

Corpus Christi, TX $57,421

Norfolk, VA $57,384

Laramie, WY $57,384

Rock Island, IL $57,348

Saginaw, MI $57,335

Jacksonville, FL $57,329

Salisbury, NC $57,317

Boise, ID $57,305

Moline, IL $57,274

Fort Myers, FL $57,256

Memphis, TN $57,244

Tulsa, OK $57,213

Waterloo, IA $57,176

Spartanburg, SC $57,115

Lincoln, NE $57,085

Fort Wayne, IN $57,072

Provo, UT $57,066

Cedar Falls, IA $56,993

San Antonio, TX $56,968

Greensboro, NC $56,944

South Bend, IN $56,938

Savannah, GA $56,871

Muskegon, MI $56,846

Birmingham, AL $56,840

Winston Salem, NC $56,810

Lake Charles, LA $56,663

Anderson, IN $56,650

Lexington, KY $56,632

Augusta, GA $56,614

Greenville, SC $56,614

Lima, OH $56,565

Wichita, KS $56,559

Tuscaloosa, AL $56,559

Columbia, SC $56,503

Springfield, OH $56,491

Asheville, NC $56,393

Bloomington, IN $56,351

Knoxville, TN $56,130

Shreveport, LA $56,124

Wilmington, NC $56,045

Roanoke, VA $56,045

Topeka, KS $55,934

Frankfort, KY $55,928

Oklahoma City, OK $55,886

Chillicothe, OH $55,861

Longview, TX $55,855

Melbourne, FL $55,849

Sioux Falls, SD $55,751

Mobile, AL $55,745

Terre Haute, IN $55,720

Altoona, PA $55,684

Amarillo, TX $55,641

Killeen, TX $55,622

Fayetteville, AR $55,574

Chattanooga, TN $55,555

Sioux City, IA $55,500

Idaho Falls, ID $55,488

Lynchburg, VA $55,439

Gainesville, FL $55,359

Portsmouth, OH $55,329

Little Rock, AR $55,317

Lafayette, LA $55,292

Youngstown, OH $55,292

Daytona Beach, FL $55,255

Clarksville, TN $55,249

Pensacola, FL $55,243

Temple, TX $55,239

Hopkinsville, KY $55,060

Erie, PA $55,047

Florence, SC $55,023

Charleston, WV $54,925

Great Falls, MT $54,894

Macon, GA $54,809

Tallahassee, FL $54,803

Fayetteville, NC $54,790

Waco, TX $54,778

Helena, MT $54,735

Pine Bluff, AR $54,712

Vincennes, IN $54,638

Lubbock, TX $54,613

Alamogordo, NM $54,576

Twin Falls, ID $54,521

Rapid City, SD $54,503

Jackson, MS $54,393

Huntington, WV $54,389

Greenville, MS $54,387

Parkersburg, WV $54,324

Montgomery, AL $54,313

Wichita Falls, TX $54,252

Springfield, MO $54,252

Biloxi, MS $54,222

Monroe, LA $54,160

Johnstown, PA $54,118

Sumter, SC $54,093

Columbus, GA $54,087

Pascagoula, MS $53,971

Abilene, TX $53,971

Kingsport, TN $53,812

Albany, GA $53,812

Gulfport, MS $53,793

Alexandria, LA $53,591

Fort Smith, AR $53,438

El Paso, TX $53,273

Las Cruces, NM $52,998

Harlingen, TX $52,843

Pocatello, ID $52,833

Florence, AL $52,753

Brownsville, TX $52,741

Mcallen, TX $52,613

Dothan, AL $52,527

Columbus, MS $52,164

Altus, OK $51,878

Lawton, OK $51,762

Pierre, SD $51,542

What Skills Can Increase a Fuel Specialist'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%

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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 Fuel Specialist'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	$65,460	7%
Marketing Systems	$65,460	7%
Microsoft Office	$65,460	7%
Innovation	$63,624	4%
Business Model	$63,624	4%
Time Management	$63,013	3%

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How Education impacts a Fuel Specialist's Salary?

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

Fuel Specialist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Fuel Specialist

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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Fuel Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Fuel Specialist'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

$55,407

Average $61,177/year

$69,466

$4,617

Average $5,098/month

$5,789

$1,066

Average $1,176/week

$1,336

$27

Average $29/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,466	$5,789	$1,336	$33
Average	$61,177	$5,098	$1,176	$29
25th Percentile	$55,407	$4,617	$1,066	$27

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Salary Trends for Fuel Specialist

Salaries for a Fuel Specialist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $70,859 in 2023 to around $69,935 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Fuel Specialist salary trends, .

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2023

$70,859

2024

$70,546

2025

$69,935

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2024	$70,546
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