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Average Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, And Gaugers Salary in Utah

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, And Gaugers in Utah earn a median annual salary of $105,980, which is +9.6% compared to the national median. There are 600 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Utah (state).

$105,980
Utah median annual wage
$51/hour median
+9.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $96,710
600
Local employment
0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.61
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$65,140
25th
$83,280
Median
$105,980
75th
$106,050
90th
$109,390

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Utah, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
98.9%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$107,198
Goods: 96.4%
Services: 78.7%
Rents: 107.8%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Alaska $124,530 Compare 370
Louisiana $106,640 Compare 3,490
Ohio $105,150 Compare 800
New Jersey $104,540 Compare 420
Washington $103,620 Compare 930
California $103,250 Compare 3,360

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Utah

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $437,170 0.82
Radiologists $417,250 1.28
General Internal Medicine Physicians $331,720 0.27
Psychiatrists $299,670 0.83
Family Medicine Physicians $297,510 0.46
Physicians, All Other $228,060 0.92
Pediatricians, General $210,360 0.70
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $188,490 0.35

Utah has salary data for 708 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Obstetricians And Gynecologists.

Historical series

Trend for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, And Gaugers in Utah

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, And Gaugers are projected to change by -2.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 3,200 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.