How much do Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Percentile spread

For Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators, the published 10th percentile is $58,920 and the 90th percentile is $94,740. The difference is $35,820, which is 39.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $78,430 to the 75th at $91,610, covers $13,180.

The mean annual wage is $83,200, which sits below the median of $90,730. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median is 17.3% higher than the national median of $77,320 for Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $91,991, which is 19% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.5% higher than the Texas median of $82,120.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 98.629, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $90,730 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators at $91,991 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.