Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators · SOC 53-7071
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators Salary in the East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators in the East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $83,750 per year ($40.27 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $83,490 at the 10th percentile to $97,450 at the 90th. BLS estimates 90 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators in the East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area earn more than $83,750 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $83,730 and $86,740.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $83,490 | $83,730 | $83,750 | $86,740 | $97,450 |
| Hourly | $40.14 | $40.26 | $40.27 | $41.70 | $46.85 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area$83,750 median for East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $83,730 to $86,740
- Montanastate$83,750 median for Montana; middle half earns $83,730 to $92,840
- United Statesnational$77,320 median for United States; middle half earns $58,580 to $91,020
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is about the same vs Montana overall and +8% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.