How much do Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers make in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH?

Percentile spread

For Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers, the published 10th percentile is $59,770 and the 90th percentile is $106,810. The difference is $47,040, which is 59.8% 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 $64,080 to the 75th at $106,780, covers $42,700.

The mean annual wage is $82,670, which sits above the median of $78,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH median is 18.7% lower than the national median of $96,710 for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $88,971, which is 8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.2% lower than the West Virginia median of $83,910.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses West Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 88.422, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers at $88,971 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ranks 4th of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Columbus, OH is 112 miles away, with a median of $93,600 and employment of 30. That median is 19% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,042, against $88,971 here.
• Wheeling, WV-OH is 145 miles away, with a median of $81,090 and employment of 50. That median is 3.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,811, against $88,971 here.
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 170 miles away, with a median of $97,210 and employment of 50. That median is 23.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,444, against $88,971 here.

Employment share

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers accounts for 0.30% of wage-and-salary employment in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH (420 of 140,740). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (33,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 13.99 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.