How much do Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas make in Longview, TX?

Percentile spread

For Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas, the published 10th percentile is $36,010 and the 90th percentile is $65,130. The difference is $29,120, which is 62.9% 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 $42,940 to the 75th at $58,930, covers $15,990.

The mean annual wage is $51,220, which sits above the median of $46,280. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Longview, TX median is 20.4% lower than the national median of $58,160 for Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,718, which is 11.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.1% lower than the Texas median of $49,820.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Longview, TX is 89.485, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas at $51,718 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas. Longview, TX ranks 6th of 6 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).).

• Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 55 miles away, with a median of $49,250 and employment of 610. That median is 6.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,101, against $51,718 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 136 miles away, with a median of $60,870 and employment of 640. That median is 31.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,045, against $51,718 here.
• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 165 miles away, with a median of $60,070 and employment of 100. That median is 29.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,710, against $51,718 here.

Employment share

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas accounts for 0.45% of wage-and-salary employment in Longview, TX (530 of 118,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (43,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 16.18 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.