SOC 47-5013 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas Salary in San Antonio, TX

The average salary for service unit operators, oil and gas in San Antonio, Texas is $50,980 a year ($24.51 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,650: half of the 590 people in this job in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($62,470).

$50,980average per year

$24.51 / hourMedian $47,650Take-home ≈ $43,142

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  • $45K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $65K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

590people in this job
-18%vs U.S. average
#11 of 12Texas metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas pay range in San Antonio

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,790 a year or less, while the top 10% make $65,110 or more. The middle half of service unit operators, oil and gas in San Antonio earn between $45,400 and $48,380.

  • $40K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $65K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,980$4,248$24.51
Median$47,650$3,971$22.91
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,400$3,783$21.83
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,380$4,032$23.26

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas pay in San Antonio vs. Texas and the U.S.

Service unit operators, oil and gas in San Antonio earn 10% less than the Texas average ($56,620) and 18% less than the U.S. average ($62,470). At the median the gap is -18% against the U.S. median of $58,160.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Antonio$50,980$47,650$39,790$65,110590
Texas$56,620$49,820$37,560$79,77016,820
United States$62,470$58,160$38,940$97,56043,140

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas salary after taxes in San Antonio

On the average salary of $50,980, a single filer in San Antonio takes home about $43,142 a year, or $3,595 a month and $1,659 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is San Antonio a good place for service unit operators, oil and gas? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the San Antonio area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $50,980 buys what about $53,824 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in San Antonio ($47,010). A typical home costs $280,297, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas salary in other Texas cities

San Antonio ranks 11th of 12 Texas metro areas for this job; Beaumont pays the most ($66,130).

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Highest-paying cities for service unit operators, oil and gas

Anchorage, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($99,780).

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas salary by city

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Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas salary in San Antonio: questions

How much do service unit operators, oil and gas make an hour in San Antonio?

$24.51 an hour on average, and $22.91 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level service unit operators, oil and gas salary in San Antonio?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,790 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,400, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the service unit operators, oil and gas take-home pay in San Antonio?

About $43,142 a year ($3,595 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,980. Texas has no state income tax.

Do service unit operators, oil and gas earn more in San Antonio than elsewhere?

The average here is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($62,470).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 47-5013; area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (41700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.89, this job is 1.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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