Concrete Pump Operator Salary: United States

What do these published wages mean for an offer?

Skilled Trades Headhunters reads the May 2025 figures for Concrete Pump Operator in National as an offer reference, not a quote for a particular candidate. For Concrete Pump Operator in National, the published median for SOC 53-7072, Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers, is $61,770 per year. The middle half of the Concrete Pump Operator in National wage distribution runs from $47,560 to $77,210, a width of $29,650 per year; that spread shows how much published pay varies within the occupation and area, without assigning experience levels.

For the national Concrete Pump Operator comparison, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX reports $76,670 per year while New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ reports $63,540 per year; these are the largest-employment metros with published medians for the occupation, rather than neighboring places to a national estimate. The United States Concrete Pump Operator figure pools markets with different work scopes and schedules, so use the area table before setting a local offer.

The highest published medians among the selected national industry rows for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers, read alongside Concrete Pump Operator in National, are Other Pipeline Transportation at $91,450 per year (NAICS 486900); Warehousing and Storage at $83,390 per year (NAICS 493000); Warehousing and Storage at $83,390 per year (NAICS 493100). Those Concrete Pump Operator in National industry comparisons are national cross-sections, not local industry estimates; BLS does not give us a metro-by-industry wage cut here, and overlapping industry groups should not be added together.

The Concrete Pump Operator in National median was $60,020 per year in May 2024, compared with $61,770 in May 2025, a published difference of $1,750. That Concrete Pump Operator in National comparison is between separate BLS releases, not the raise paid to the same workers or a projection of next year's offer. Read the $60,020 and $61,770 Concrete Pump Operator in National estimates with both dates visible, because the employers and workers represented by the survey can change.

Before offering $61,770 per year for Concrete Pump Operator in National, separate overtime, per diem, lodging and mobilization separately; prevailing wage obligations and union scale depend on the assignment and agreement, not a special BLS traveling-worker percentile. The Concrete Pump Operator in National BLS comparison includes ordinary wages and qualifying incentive pay, but leaves overtime, discretionary bonuses, benefits and relocation outside this wage figure. A candidate's take-home pay and the employer's total cost for Concrete Pump Operator in National can therefore differ from the median without either number being an error.

The mapping for Concrete Pump Operator in National is broader: BLS groups Concrete Pump Operator within Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately. For a Concrete Pump Operator in National opening, establish the equipment, license requirements and responsibility before deciding which people the pay range should attract. A broader occupation can combine jobs that a Concrete Pump Operator in National buyer would screen separately, which is why the badge and SOC remain beside the figures.

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