How much do Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

Percentile spread

For Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers, the published 10th percentile is $47,370 and the 90th percentile is $104,020. The difference is $56,650, which is 72.3% 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 $59,140 to the 75th at $99,480, covers $40,340.

The mean annual wage is $79,000, which sits above the median of $78,350. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median is 19% 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 $81,874, which is 15.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.2% higher than the Indiana median of $67,420.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 95.696, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers at $81,874 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 5th of 5 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).).

• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 111 miles away, with a median of $97,210 and employment of 50. That median is 24.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,444, against $81,874 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 163 miles away, with a median of $111,370 and employment of 620. That median is 42.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,505, against $81,874 here.
• Columbus, OH is 175 miles away, with a median of $93,600 and employment of 30. That median is 19.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,042, against $81,874 here.

Employment share

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN (90 of 1,105,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (33,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.38 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.