SOC 53-7073 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Wellhead Pumpers make in Akron, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Wellhead Pumpers in Akron, OH is $56,190. The 10th percentile is $47,750 and the 90th percentile is $74,070. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$56,190

10th percentile
$47,750
25th percentile
$49,800
Median
$56,190
75th percentile
$63,680
90th percentile
$74,070
Mean
$57,350

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A welder at a bench, 2014. Photograph by Chetan Menaria. Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Percentile spread

For Wellhead Pumpers, the published 10th percentile is $47,750 and the 90th percentile is $74,070. The difference is $26,320, which is 46.8% 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 $49,800 to the 75th at $63,680, covers $13,880.

The mean annual wage is $57,350, which sits above the median of $56,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Akron, OH median is 19.7% lower than the national median of $69,960 for Wellhead Pumpers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,180, which is 14% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.2% higher than the Ohio median of $46,750.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Akron, OH is 93.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Wellhead Pumpers at $60,180 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 Wellhead Pumpers. Akron, OH ranks 2nd 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).).

  • Canton-Massillon, OH is 30 miles away, with a median of $64,010 and employment of 50. That median is 13.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,595, against $60,180 here.
  • Pittsburgh, PA is 91 miles away, with a median of $39,060 and employment of 350. That median is 30.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,259, against $60,180 here.
  • Charleston, WV is 198 miles away, with a median of $53,390 and employment of 60. That median is 5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,180, against $60,180 here.

Employment share

Wellhead Pumpers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Akron, OH (40 of 319,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (17,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.08 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Wellhead Pumpers make in Akron, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Wellhead Pumpers in Akron, OH is $56,190. The 10th percentile is $47,750 and the 90th percentile is $74,070. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Wellhead Pumpers?

The local median is 19.7% lower than the national median of $69,960.

What is Wellhead Pumpers pay in Akron, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Akron, OH is 93.370, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $56,190 is $60,180. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Akron, OH compare with nearby metros for Wellhead Pumpers?

Canton-Massillon, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $64,010. Akron, OH ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.