Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators Salary in the US
A gas compressor and gas pumping station operators earns a national median of $77,320 a year (mean $74,610) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #253 of 825.
How much does a gas compressor and gas pumping station operators earn in the US?
A gas compressor and gas pumping station operators in the United States earns a median of $77,320 a year (mean $74,610), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 52% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 3,510 people work in this occupation (SOC 53-7071), ranked #253 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$77,320
per year
Mean
$74,610
per year
Employment
3,510
US workers
National rank
#253
of 825 by median
What a gas compressor and gas pumping station operators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a gas compressor and gas pumping station operators (SOC 53-7071) earns a median annual wage of $77,320 and a mean (average) of $74,610. The median is the midpoint — half of gas compressor and gas pumping station operators earn more and half earn less — and is 52% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a gas compressor and gas pumping station operators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for gas compressor and gas pumping station operators is $77,320, and the mean (average) is $74,610. The median is the midpoint — half of gas compressor and gas pumping station operators earn more and half earn less.
- How does gas compressor and gas pumping station operators pay compare to the US average?
- At $77,320, a gas compressor and gas pumping station operators earns 52% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many gas compressor and gas pumping station operators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 3,510 gas compressor and gas pumping station operators employed nationally (SOC 53-7071), across all industries.
- Where does this gas compressor and gas pumping station operators salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 53-7071. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 53-7071 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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