SOC 53-7073 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro

Wellhead Pumpers Salary in San Antonio, TX

The average salary for wellhead pumpers in San Antonio, Texas is $60,780 a year ($29.22 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,510: half of the 170 people in this job in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($72,671).

$60,780average per year

$29.22 / hourMedian $60,510Take-home ≈ $51,017

  • $35K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $86K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

170people in this job
-16%vs U.S. metro average
#11 of 12Texas metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Wellhead Pumpers pay range in San Antonio

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $86,210 or more. The middle half of wellhead pumpers in San Antonio earn between $43,430 and $76,540.

  • $35K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $86K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,780$5,065$29.22
Median$60,510$5,042$29.09
Entry level (25th percentile)$43,430$3,619$20.88
Experienced (75th percentile)$76,540$6,378$36.80

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

Wellhead Pumpers salary after taxes in San Antonio

On the average salary of $60,780, a single filer in San Antonio takes home about $51,017 a year, or $4,251 a month and $1,962 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 wellhead pumpers? 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 $60,780 buys what about $64,171 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in San Antonio ($47,010). A typical home costs $280,297, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Wellhead Pumpers salary in other Texas cities

San Antonio ranks 11th of 12 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($80,960).

All Wellhead Pumpers salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for wellhead pumpers

Dallas, TX pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($80,960).

Wellhead Pumpers salary by city

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Wellhead Pumpers salary in San Antonio: questions

How much do wellhead pumpers make an hour in San Antonio?

$29.22 an hour on average, and $29.09 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level wellhead pumpers salary in San Antonio?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,780 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,430, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the wellhead pumpers take-home pay in San Antonio?

About $51,017 a year ($4,251 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,780. Texas has no state income tax.

Do wellhead pumpers earn more in San Antonio than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($72,671).

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 53-7073; area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (41700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 9.2%.
  • 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 1.27, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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