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

How much do Wellhead Pumpers make in Wichita, KS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Wellhead Pumpers in Wichita, KS is $49,720. The 10th percentile is $45,970 and the 90th percentile is $71,690. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$49,720

10th percentile
$45,970
25th percentile
$46,450
Median
$49,720
75th percentile
$64,990
90th percentile
$71,690
Mean
$58,440

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Wellhead Pumpers, the published 10th percentile is $45,970 and the 90th percentile is $71,690. The difference is $25,720, which is 51.7% 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 $46,450 to the 75th at $64,990, covers $18,540.

The mean annual wage is $58,440, which sits above the median of $49,720. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita, KS median is 28.9% lower than the national median of $69,960 for Wellhead Pumpers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,899, which is 20.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.3% lower than the Kansas median of $62,400.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,720 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Wellhead Pumpers at $55,899 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Wellhead Pumpers. Wichita, KS ranks 3rd of 3 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).).

  • Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $64,500 and employment of 220. That median is 29.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,298, against $55,899 here.
  • Oklahoma City, OK is 153 miles away, with a median of $64,960 and employment of 230. That median is 30.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,852, against $55,899 here.

Employment share

Wellhead Pumpers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita, KS (40 of 308,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (17,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.12 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 Wichita, KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Wellhead Pumpers in Wichita, KS is $49,720. The 10th percentile is $45,970 and the 90th percentile is $71,690. Employment is 40.

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

The local median is 28.9% lower than the national median of $69,960.

What is Wellhead Pumpers pay in Wichita, KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $49,720 is $55,899. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wichita, KS compare with nearby metros for Wellhead Pumpers?

Tulsa, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 112 miles away, at $64,500. Wichita, KS ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.