What are the main factors that influence an Oil Operator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Oil Operator's salary?

An Oil Operator's salary grows with experience: a Cook I (0-1 years)earns $34,011, a Cook II (1-3 years)earns $37,856, a Oil Operator (3-5 years)earns $42,626, a Sous Chef (5+ years)earns $55,953,

What are the highest paying states for an Oil Operator?

Oil Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Oil Operator roles are District of Columbia $47,002, California $46,823, Massachusetts $46,199. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Oil Operator roles make?

Salaries for Oil Operator level roles vary by specialization: Oil Rig Operator: $101,720; Oil Drillers: $78,484; Oil Field Operator: $65,507; Oil Refinery Operator: $52,157; CLD Hot Oil Operator: $50,200.

How do different companies affect an Oil Operator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Oil Operator roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Oil Operator Salary in the United States

How much does an Oil Operator make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Oil Operator in the United States is $42,451 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

However, an Oil Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $51,288
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,835 to $47,077
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,633

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Oil Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,077	$3,923	$905	$23
Average	$42,451	$3,538	$816	$20
25th Percentile	$37,835	$3,153	$728	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Oil Operator Salaries

An Oil Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Oil Operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Oil Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $47,002.
California: $46,823.
Massachusetts: $46,199.

District of Columbia $47,002

California $46,823

Massachusetts $46,199

Washington $46,030

New Jersey $46,013

Alaska $45,953

Connecticut $45,367

New York $45,130

Hawaii $44,370

Rhode Island $44,013

Maryland $43,771

Minnesota $43,440

Colorado $43,313

Illinois $43,270

Oregon $43,109

Delaware $42,990

New Hampshire $42,915

Virginia $42,748

Pennsylvania $42,260

Nevada $42,014

North Dakota $41,933

Michigan $41,806

Wisconsin $41,759

Vermont $41,666

Texas $41,407

Maine $41,390

Arizona $41,364

Ohio $41,335

Georgia $40,944

Indiana $40,749

Wyoming $40,711

Utah $40,651

Iowa $40,626

Kansas $40,422

Louisiana $40,362

North Carolina $40,341

Missouri $40,333

Florida $40,167

Montana $40,078

Nebraska $39,993

Kentucky $39,946

South Carolina $39,777

Tennessee $39,670

Idaho $39,628

New Mexico $39,318

Oklahoma $39,250

Alabama $39,000

South Dakota $38,579

Arkansas $38,350

West Virginia $38,227

Mississippi $37,858

Top Paying Cities for Oil Operators

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $53,543
San Francisco: $53,017
Oakland: $51,841

San Jose, CA $53,543

San Francisco, CA $53,017

Oakland, CA $51,841

New York, NY $49,196

Queens Village, NY $48,878

Paramus, NJ $48,538

Passaic, NJ $48,496

Bergenfield, NJ $48,454

Stamford, CT $48,390

Huntington, NY $48,347

Newark, NJ $48,072

Bridgeport, CT $47,987

New Brunswick, NJ $47,847

Vallejo, CA $47,757

Middlesex, NJ $47,732

Somerset, NJ $47,694

Petaluma, CA $47,596

Santa Cruz, CA $47,430

Boston, MA $47,346

Monterey, CA $47,133

Fairbanks, AK $47,104

Los Angeles, CA $47,023

Washington, DC $47,002

Seattle, WA $46,925

Santa Rosa, CA $46,917

Juneau, AK $46,794

Orange, CA $46,654

Anchorage, AK $46,577

Anaheim, CA $46,548

Santa Ana, CA $46,484

Nassau, NY $46,458

Long Beach, CA $46,441

Danbury, CT $46,429

Santa Maria, CA $46,284

Everett, WA $46,276

Bremerton, WA $46,068

Trenton, NJ $45,987

Sacramento, CA $45,970

San Diego, CA $45,949

Brockton, MA $45,932

Tacoma, WA $45,915

Santa Barbara, CA $45,856

Lowell, MA $45,686

New Suffolk, NY $45,669

Nashua, NH $45,618

Lompoc, CA $45,550

Ventura, CA $45,507

Stockton, CA $45,495

New Haven, CT $45,410

Atlantic City, NJ $45,299

Hartford, CT $45,206

Modesto, CA $45,185

Poughkeepsie, NY $45,091

New Britain, CT $45,070

Kennewick, WA $45,011

Olympia, WA $45,011

New London, CT $45,002

Norwich, CT $44,990

Lawrence, MA $44,968

Bakersfield, CA $44,849

New Bedford, MA $44,790

Riverside, CA $44,790

Richland, WA $44,748

Portsmouth, NH $44,714

Vineland, NJ $44,705

San Bernardino, CA $44,671

Boulder, CO $44,552

Worcester, MA $44,518

Portland, OR $44,480

Saint Paul, MN $44,429

Minneapolis, MN $44,429

Philadelphia, PA $44,370

Honolulu, HI $44,145

Springfield, MA $43,996

Providence, RI $43,992

Chicago, IL $43,869

Bellingham, WA $43,818

Baltimore, MD $43,771

Chico, CA $43,665

Wilmington, DE $43,593

Pittsfield, MA $43,550

Manchester, NH $43,470

Spokane, WA $43,283

Denver, CO $43,279

Albany, NY $43,079

Troy, NY $43,062

Schenectady, NY $42,973

Burlington, VT $42,880

Portland, ME $42,731

Salem, OR $42,697

Yakima, WA $42,689

Ann Arbor, MI $42,676

Rochester, MN $42,557

Reno, NV $42,536

Fresno, CA $42,536

Milwaukee, WI $42,498

Detroit, MI $42,455

Allentown, PA $42,443

Carson City, NV $42,438

Houston, TX $42,375

Colorado Springs, CO $42,370

Syracuse, NY $42,349

Eugene, OR $42,268

Gary, IN $42,218

Bismarck, ND $42,218

Galveston, TX $42,218

Springfield, OR $42,184

Medford, OR $42,082

Fort Collins, CO $42,065

Austin, TX $42,031

Mesa, AZ $41,942

Phoenix, AZ $41,933

Dallas, TX $41,920

Reading, PA $41,895

Saint Cloud, MN $41,878

Concord, NH $41,840

Madison, WI $41,823

Utica, NY $41,708

Raleigh, NC $41,674

Las Vegas, NV $41,670

Rochester, NY $41,640

Des Moines, IA $41,636

Atlanta, GA $41,568

Battle Creek, MI $41,555

Salt Lake City, UT $41,543

Lancaster, PA $41,479

Champaign, IL $41,470

Harrisburg, PA $41,419

Durham, NC $41,381

Kansas City, MO $41,377

Kansas City, KS $41,368

Fort Worth, TX $41,364

Boca Raton, FL $41,347

Cleveland, OH $41,343

Columbus, OH $41,335

Pittsburgh, PA $41,330

Richmond, VA $41,313

Indianapolis, IN $41,305

Cincinnati, OH $41,250

Petersburg, VA $41,186

Lansing, MI $41,093

Billings, MT $41,093

Huntsville, AL $41,093

Lebanon, PA $41,088

Pueblo, CO $41,084

Dayton, OH $41,084

Appleton, WI $41,071

Buffalo, NY $41,054

Racine, WI $41,033

Charlotte, NC $41,029

Saint Louis, MO $41,016

Springfield, IL $40,999

York, PA $40,991

Elkhart, IN $40,991

Gastonia, NC $40,986

Benton Harbor, MI $40,986

Beaumont, TX $40,961

Lorain, OH $40,952

Toledo, OH $40,935

Binghamton, NY $40,914

Rock Hill, SC $40,910

Rockford, IL $40,889

Elyria, OH $40,868

Fargo, ND $40,868

Flagstaff, AZ $40,838

Fort Lauderdale, FL $40,812

Miami, FL $40,787

Duluth, MN $40,719

Bangor, ME $40,664

Cedar Rapids, IA $40,617

Louisville, KY $40,596

Grand Rapids, MI $40,587

Hialeah, FL $40,583

Casper, WY $40,524

Scranton, PA $40,473

New Orleans, LA $40,460

Virginia Beach, VA $40,456

Akron, OH $40,435

Peoria, IL $40,379

Sarasota, FL $40,371

Green Bay, WI $40,341

Baton Rouge, LA $40,320

Charleston, SC $40,311

Nashville, TN $40,299

Jamestown, NY $40,290

Davenport, IA $40,290

Tucson, AZ $40,269

Cheyenne, WY $40,256

Saint Petersburg, FL $40,244

Tampa, FL $40,235

Omaha, NE $40,227

Evansville, IN $40,210

Port Arthur, TX $40,210

Bradenton, FL $40,193

Santa Fe, NM $40,116

Orlando, FL $40,074

Clearwater, FL $40,027

La Crosse, WI $39,938

Canton, OH $39,938

Grand Forks, ND $39,925

Tulsa, OK $39,912

Albuquerque, NM $39,912

Newport News, VA $39,908

High Point, NC $39,895

Ogden, UT $39,878

Corpus Christi, TX $39,845

Laramie, WY $39,819

Norfolk, VA $39,819

Rock Island, IL $39,794

Saginaw, MI $39,785

Jacksonville, FL $39,781

Salisbury, NC $39,772

Memphis, TN $39,764

Moline, IL $39,743

Fort Myers, FL $39,730

Waterloo, IA $39,675

Spartanburg, SC $39,632

Lincoln, NE $39,611

Fort Wayne, IN $39,603

Birmingham, AL $39,556

Cedar Falls, IA $39,547

Provo, UT $39,543

Springfield, OH $39,539

San Antonio, TX $39,530

Greensboro, NC $39,513

South Bend, IN $39,509

Winston Salem, NC $39,505

Boise, ID $39,492

Savannah, GA $39,462

Muskegon, MI $39,386

Lima, OH $39,335

Lake Charles, LA $39,318

Anderson, IN $39,310

Lexington, KY $39,297

Augusta, GA $39,284

Greenville, SC $39,284

Wichita, KS $39,246

Tuscaloosa, AL $39,246

Columbia, SC $39,208

Bloomington, IN $39,102

Roanoke, VA $39,076

Asheville, NC $39,021

Knoxville, TN $38,949

Shreveport, LA $38,945

Wilmington, NC $38,889

Frankfort, KY $38,809

Oklahoma City, OK $38,779

Chillicothe, OH $38,762

Longview, TX $38,758

Topeka, KS $38,745

Mobile, AL $38,681

Terre Haute, IN $38,664

Erie, PA $38,660

Altoona, PA $38,639

Melbourne, FL $38,626

Amarillo, TX $38,609

Killeen, TX $38,596

Fayetteville, AR $38,562

Sioux Falls, SD $38,533

Chattanooga, TN $38,507

Idaho Falls, ID $38,503

Gainesville, FL $38,414

Portsmouth, OH $38,393

Little Rock, AR $38,384

Lynchburg, VA $38,384

Youngstown, OH $38,367

Lafayette, LA $38,367

Temple, TX $38,350

Daytona Beach, FL $38,342

Clarksville, TN $38,337

Pensacola, FL $38,333

Hopkinsville, KY $38,206

Charleston, WV $38,202

Florence, SC $38,180

Sioux City, IA $38,155

Macon, GA $38,032

Tallahassee, FL $38,028

Fayetteville, NC $38,019

Wichita Falls, TX $38,011

Waco, TX $38,011

Pine Bluff, AR $37,994

Vincennes, IN $37,913

Lubbock, TX $37,896

Great Falls, MT $37,871

Alamogordo, NM $37,866

Abilene, TX $37,832

Rapid City, SD $37,777

Monroe, LA $37,777

Albany, GA $37,752

Huntington, WV $37,747

Jackson, MS $37,743

Greenville, MS $37,739

Parkersburg, WV $37,696

Montgomery, AL $37,688

Johnstown, PA $37,680

Springfield, MO $37,646

Biloxi, MS $37,624

Sumter, SC $37,535

Columbus, GA $37,531

Twin Falls, ID $37,505

Pascagoula, MS $37,450

Kingsport, TN $37,340

Gulfport, MS $37,327

Alexandria, LA $37,187

Fort Smith, AR $37,081

El Paso, TX $36,966

Helena, MT $36,911

Las Cruces, NM $36,775

Harlingen, TX $36,656

Pocatello, ID $36,618

Florence, AL $36,605

Brownsville, TX $36,597

Dothan, AL $36,529

Mcallen, TX $36,508

Columbus, MS $36,194

Altus, OK $35,998

Lawton, OK $35,918

Pierre, SD $35,765

What Skills Can Increase an Oil Operator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 8.86% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Food Preparation (Mentioned in 5.41% Job Postings): The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to food preparation: Food preparation – art form and applied science that includes but is not limited to cooking.
HACCP (Mentioned in 3.8% Job Postings): HACCP is a management system in which food safety is addressed through the analysis and control of biological, chemical, and physical hazards from raw material production, procurement to manufacturing and consumption of the finished product.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	8.86%
Food Preparation	5.41%
HACCP	3.8%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Oil Operator's salary.

Catering: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Foodservice: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Catering	$44,149	4%
Foodservice	$43,725	3%
Leadership	$43,300	2%
Initiative	$43,300	2%
Presentation	$43,300	2%
Food Safety	$42,451	0%

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How Education impacts an Oil Operator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Oil Operators enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Oil Operator with a No Diploma is between $43,358 and $45,827).

Oil Operator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Oil Operator

No Diploma 44.4%

High School 44.4%

Associates 44.4%

Bachelors 11.1%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	44.4%
High School	44.4%
Associates	44.4%
Bachelors	11.1%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Oil Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Oil Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$37,835

Average $42,451/year

$47,077

$3,153

Average $3,538/month

$3,923

$728

Average $816/week

$905

$18

Average $20/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,077	$3,923	$905	$23
Average	$42,451	$3,538	$816	$20
25th Percentile	$37,835	$3,153	$728	$18

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Salary Trends for Oil Operator

Salaries for an Oil Operator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $40,487 in 2023 to around $40,018 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Oil Operator salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$40,255

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