Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · SOC 53-7072
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers Salary in the Longview Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Longview, TX metro area
Figures describe the Longview, TX metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Longview city limits.
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers in the Longview, TX metro area earned a median of $53,720 per year ($25.83 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $41,230 at the 10th percentile to $85,010 at the 90th. BLS estimates 50 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers in the Longview metro area earn more than $53,720 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $41,230 and $78,600.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $41,230 | $41,230 | $53,720 | $78,600 | $85,010 |
| Hourly | $19.82 | $19.82 | $25.83 | $37.79 | $40.87 |
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
- Longview metro areathis metro area$53,720 median for Longview metro area; middle half earns $41,230 to $78,600
- Texasstate (TX)$61,770 median for Texas; middle half earns $47,010 to $83,680
- United Statesnational$61,770 median for United States; middle half earns $47,560 to $77,210
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −13% vs Texas overall and −13% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Longview metro area has the 27th-highest published median for this occupation among the 37 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Texas
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for pump operators, except wellhead pumpers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Longview metro areathis page$53,720 median for Longview metro area; middle half earns $41,230 to $78,600
- $82,090 median for Beaumont metro area; middle half earns $71,560 to $105,740
- $76,670 median for Houston metro area; middle half earns $44,930 to $96,900
- $63,110 median for Dallas metro area; middle half earns $54,920 to $81,880
- $59,300 median for Corpus Christi metro area; middle half earns $41,380 to $76,180
- $59,250 median for San Antonio metro area; middle half earns $55,920 to $76,530
- $54,800 median for Midland metro area; middle half earns $49,240 to $77,210
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for pump operators, except wellhead pumperss · Highest-paying occupations in Longview Metro
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.