Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers · SOC 53-7072
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers Salary in the San Juan Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR metro area
Figures describe the San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not San Juan city limits.
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers in the San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR metro area earned a median of $35,360 per year ($17.00 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $22,890 at the 10th percentile to $43,540 at the 90th. BLS estimates 70 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers in the San Juan metro area earn more than $35,360 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $34,430 and $39,890.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $22,890 | $34,430 | $35,360 | $39,890 | $43,540 |
| Hourly | $11.01 | $16.55 | $17.00 | $19.18 | $20.93 |
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
- San Juan metro areathis metro area$35,360 median for San Juan metro area; middle half earns $34,430 to $39,890
- Puerto Ricostate (PR)$35,370 median for Puerto Rico; middle half earns $34,430 to $41,910
- 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 about the same vs Puerto Rico overall and −43% 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 San Juan metro area has the 37th-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”.
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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.