How much do Wellhead Pumpers make in Pittsburgh, PA?

Percentile spread

For Wellhead Pumpers, the published 10th percentile is $38,340 and the 90th percentile is $67,060. The difference is $28,720, which is 73.5% 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 $38,340 to the 75th at $47,790, covers $9,450.

The mean annual wage is $45,750, which sits above the median of $39,060. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 44.2% lower than the national median of $69,960 for Wellhead Pumpers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,259, which is 41% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.1% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $45,490.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Wellhead Pumpers at $41,259 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. Pittsburgh, PA 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).).

• Canton-Massillon, OH is 75 miles away, with a median of $64,010 and employment of 50. That median is 63.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,595, against $41,259 here.
• Akron, OH is 91 miles away, with a median of $56,190 and employment of 40. That median is 43.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,180, against $41,259 here.
• Charleston, WV is 174 miles away, with a median of $53,390 and employment of 60. That median is 36.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,180, against $41,259 here.

Employment share

Wellhead Pumpers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (350 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (17,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.71 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.