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Average Wellhead Pumpers Salary in Arkansas

Wellhead Pumpers in Arkansas earn a median annual salary of $64,650, which is -7.6% compared to the national median. There are 90 workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$64,650
Arkansas median annual wage
$31/hour median
-7.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $69,960
90
Local employment
0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.61
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$30,830
25th
$30,830
Median
$64,650
75th
$74,950
90th
$76,020

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 Arkansas, 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
86.9%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$74,364
Goods: 93.6%
Services: 74.7%
Rents: 58.2%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
North Dakota $79,820 Compare 1,540
New Mexico $78,010 Compare 1,060
Louisiana $76,930 Compare 110
Texas $75,860 Compare 10,250
Colorado $72,700 Compare 370
California $64,430 Compare 160

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 Arkansas

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Dermatologists $422,060 0.45
Neurologists $317,880 0.76
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $262,470 2.94
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $259,320 0.43
Surgeons, All Other $254,940 1.32
General Internal Medicine Physicians $233,130 0.52
Dentists, All Other Specialists $232,730 0.86
Nurse Anesthetists $224,280 N/A

Arkansas has salary data for 682 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dermatologists.

Historical series

Trend for Wellhead Pumpers in Arkansas

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Wellhead Pumpers are projected to change by -4.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 2,000 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.