Concrete Pump Operator: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 53-7072 Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$82,090	90	8.38	1.69
Baton Rouge, LA	$79,840	100	3.96	1.64
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$79,010	40	0.65	1.57
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$76,670	770	3.7	1.55
Anchorage, AK	$75,810	60	5.38	1.26
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$71,780	110	0.75	0.97
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$67,550	90	1.69	1.22
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$66,920	60	1.34	1.35
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$64,220	100	10.17	1.43
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$64,050	120	0.64	1.25
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$63,540	410	0.69	1.03
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$63,480	300	3.92	1.05
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$63,110	210	0.83	1.23
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$63,060	250	0.63	1.13
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$62,820	70	13.82	1.38
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$60,990	40	1.93	1.28
Casper, WY	$60,130	70	26.62	1.23
Fresno, CA	$59,540	40	1.3	1.27
Corpus Christi, TX	$59,300	40	3.68	1.31
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$59,250	60	0.86	1.26
Jacksonville, FL	$57,930	60	1.31	1.19
Bend, OR	$57,730	40	6.27	1.06
Midland, TX	$54,800	270	35.24	1.01
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$54,040	30	0.46	1.07
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$53,980	90	0.89	0.92
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$53,930	70	0.74	1.16
Longview, TX	$53,720	50	6.75	1.19
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$52,980	110	1.55	1.14
Salem, OR	$48,200	60	5.37	0.87
Albany, OR	$48,150	50	16.25	0.97
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$46,740	50	1.74	0.80
Greeley, CO	$45,730	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.83
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$45,620	30	0.98	0.90
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$42,640	40	2.38	0.92
Visalia, CA	$39,520	30	3.23	0.88
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$38,360	120	4.4	0.81
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$35,360	70	1.58	1.20

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	1.69	$82,090	8.38
Baton Rouge, LA	1.64	$79,840	3.96
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.57	$79,010	0.65
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.55	$76,670	3.7
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	1.43	$64,220	10.17
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	1.38	$62,820	13.82
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.35	$66,920	1.34
Corpus Christi, TX	1.31	$59,300	3.68
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1.28	$60,990	1.93
Fresno, CA	1.27	$59,540	1.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.26	$59,250	0.86
Anchorage, AK	1.26	$75,810	5.38
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.25	$64,050	0.64
Casper, WY	1.23	$60,130	26.62
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.23	$63,110	0.83
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.22	$67,550	1.69
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.20	$35,360	1.58
Longview, TX	1.19	$53,720	6.75
Jacksonville, FL	1.19	$57,930	1.31
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.16	$53,930	0.74
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.14	$52,980	1.55
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.13	$63,060	0.63
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.07	$54,040	0.46
Bend, OR	1.06	$57,730	6.27
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.05	$63,480	3.92
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.03	$63,540	0.69
Midland, TX	1.01	$54,800	35.24
Albany, OR	0.97	$48,150	16.25
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.97	$71,780	0.75
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	0.92	$42,640	2.38
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.92	$53,980	0.89
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	0.90	$45,620	0.98
Visalia, CA	0.88	$39,520	3.23
Salem, OR	0.87	$48,200	5.37
Greeley, CO	0.83	$45,730	Not published by BLS
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	0.81	$38,360	4.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	0.80	$46,740	1.74

Broader occupation Our title "Concrete Pump Operator" is reported by BLS as SOC 53-7072 Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers. BLS groups Concrete Pump Operator within Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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