How much do Wellhead Pumpers make in Odessa, TX?

Percentile spread

For Wellhead Pumpers, the published 10th percentile is $35,700 and the 90th percentile is $100,240. The difference is $64,540, which is 85.5% 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 $57,140 to the 75th at $84,830, covers $27,690.

The mean annual wage is $71,070, which sits below the median of $75,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Odessa, TX median is 7.8% higher than the national median of $69,960 for Wellhead Pumpers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $80,355, which is 14.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.5% lower than the Texas median of $75,860.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Odessa, TX is 93.896, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $75,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Wellhead Pumpers at $80,355 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. Odessa, TX 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).).

• Midland, TX is 36 miles away, with a median of $72,110 and employment of 1,660. That median is 4.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,285, against $80,355 here.
• San Angelo, TX is 116 miles away, with a median of $60,900 and employment of 150. That median is 19.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,871, against $80,355 here.
• Lubbock, TX is 117 miles away, with a median of $76,850 and employment of 200. That median is 1.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,157, against $80,355 here.

Employment share

Wellhead Pumpers accounts for 0.41% of wage-and-salary employment in Odessa, TX (330 of 80,910). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (17,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 35.25 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.