Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas salary

United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025

National market range

$47K–$73K

Median

$58,160

25th percentile

$47,480

75th percentile

$73,230

$39K

10th

$47K

25th

$58K

Median

$73K

75th

$98K

90th

By state

State

Median

Range · 25th–75th

vs national

Alabama

$49,490

$46K–$63K

-15%

Alaska

$106,480

$76K–$133K

+83%

Arkansas

$48,120

$36K–$57K

-17%

California

$62,580

$50K–$78K

+8%

Colorado

$60,290

$50K–$81K

+4%

Florida

$62,050

$50K–$68K

+7%

Illinois

$41,680

$40K–$57K

-28%

Indiana

$56,980

$49K–$59K

-2%

Kansas

$46,230

$43K–$51K

-21%

Kentucky

$28,280

$26K–$77K

-51%

Louisiana

$60,760

$44K–$76K

+4%

Michigan

$52,000

$48K–$60K

-11%

Mississippi

$49,610

$39K–$83K

-15%

Missouri

$90,580

$90K–$92K

+56%

Montana

$77,750

$58K–$96K

+34%

Nebraska

$62,990

$58K–$63K

+8%

New Mexico

$64,990

$58K–$83K

+12%

New York

$45,750

$37K–$58K

-21%

North Dakota

$60,810

$49K–$78K

+5%

Ohio

$61,260

$49K–$97K

+5%

Oklahoma

$56,680

$44K–$78K

-3%

Pennsylvania

$54,780

$46K–$62K

-6%

South Dakota

$49,920

$47K–$55K

-14%

Texas

$49,820

$47K–$61K

-14%

Utah

$56,290

$48K–$67K

-3%

West Virginia

$56,250

$47K–$78K

-3%

Wyoming

$62,560

$55K–$81K

+8%

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.

Women are 4% of construction and extraction occupations nationally, and earn 82¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender — that’s the point.

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