Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers Salary in the US
A pump operators, except wellhead pumpers earns a national median of $61,770 a year (mean $63,960) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #409 of 825.
How much does a pump operators, except wellhead pumpers earn in the US?
A pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in the United States earns a median of $61,770 a year (mean $63,960), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 21% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 9,780 people work in this occupation (SOC 53-7072), ranked #409 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$61,770
per year
Mean
$63,960
per year
Employment
9,780
US workers
National rank
#409
of 825 by median
What a pump operators, except wellhead pumpers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a pump operators, except wellhead pumpers (SOC 53-7072) earns a median annual wage of $61,770 and a mean (average) of $63,960. The median is the midpoint — half of pump operators, except wellhead pumpers earn more and half earn less — and is 21% 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 pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for pump operators, except wellhead pumpers is $61,770, and the mean (average) is $63,960. The median is the midpoint — half of pump operators, except wellhead pumpers earn more and half earn less.
- How does pump operators, except wellhead pumpers pay compare to the US average?
- At $61,770, a pump operators, except wellhead pumpers earns 21% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many pump operators, except wellhead pumpers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 9,780 pump operators, except wellhead pumpers employed nationally (SOC 53-7072), across all industries.
- Where does this pump operators, except wellhead pumpers 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 53-7072. 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 53-7072 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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