A person working as Petroleum Pump System Operator in Cairo typically earns around 4,900 EGP. Salaries range from 2,600 EGP (lowest) to 7,440 EGP (highest).
This is the average salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Petroleum Pump System Operator salaries in Cairo vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.

![]() 2,600 EGP |
![]() 4,420 EGP |
![]() 7,440 EGP |
Salaries for the position Petroleum Pump System Operator in Cairo range from 2,600 EGP (starting salary) to 7,440 EGP (maximum salary). It should be noted that the given figure is not the legally mandated minimum wage; rather, it represents the lowest figure reported in a salary survey that included thousands of participants and professionals from all regions of the country.
With a median salary of 4,420 EGP, half of the professionals who work as Petroleum Pump System Operator in Cairo earn less than this amount, and the other half earn more. The median salary denotes the middle value of salaries. Ideally, you would want to belong to the group earning more than the median salary, located on the right side of the salary distribution graph.
The median is closely associated with two other values known as the 25th and 75th percentiles. By examining the salary distribution chart, it can be determined that 25% of professionals employed as Petroleum Pump System Operator in Cairo earn less than 3,680 EGP, while 75% earn more. Similarly, the chart shows that 75% earn less than 5,000 EGP while 25% earn more.
To provide a better understanding of expected salaries, we categorized the frequently occurring salaries into different ranges. This approach provides a more precise representation of salary distribution for the job title Petroleum Pump System Operator in Cairo compared to simply calculating the average. The majority of reported salaries, approximately 65%, fall within the range of 2,890 EGP to 3,930 EGP. About 20% of salaries are below the 2,890 EGP mark, while 10% fall within the range of 3,930 EGP to 4,400 EGP. Only 5% of individuals have salaries exceeding 4,400 EGP.
| 0 - 2 Years | 2,980 EGP | |
| 2 - 5 Years | +23% | 3,660 EGP |
| 5 - 10 Years | +42% | 5,190 EGP |
| 10 - 15 Years | +17% | 6,060 EGP |
| 15 - 20 Years | +10% | 6,670 EGP |
| 20+ Years | +6% | 7,060 EGP |

The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally, the more years of experience the higher the wage. We broke down salaries by experience level for people working as Petroleum Pump System Operator and this is what we found.
Employees with less than two years of experience earn approximately 2,980 EGP.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 3,660 EGP, 23% more than someone with less than two year's experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 5,190 EGP, 42% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, professionals whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 6,060 EGP, 17% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 6,670 EGP, 10% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 7,060 EGP, 6% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.

| High School | 3,950 EGP | |
| Certificate or Diploma | +61% | 6,380 EGP |

We all know that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We broke down salaries by education level for the position Petroleum Pump System Operator in order to make a comparison.
Employees at this education level have an average salary of 3,950 EGP.
At this level, the average salary becomes 6,380 EGP, 61% more than the previous level.


Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? For the people who work as Petroleum Pump System Operator in Egypt, the average difference between the salary of male and female employees is 16%.
| Male | 4,970 EGP | |
| Female | -14% | 4,270 EGP |

Individuals working as Petroleum Pump System Operator in Egypt are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately % every months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 9% granted to employees every 17 months.


The term Annual Salary Increase usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rare that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one-year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.
The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 / Increase Frequency

Not all compensation increases are reflected directly in the salary. Some companies offer upgraded packages to their staff instead of cash money. The figures displayed here account only for direct increments to the base salary.

100% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while % said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from % to % of their annual salary.
| Received Bonus | % | |
| No Bonus | 100% |
The most standard form of bonus, where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.
Company Performance BonusesOccasionally, some companies like to celebrate excess earnings and profits with their staff collectively in the form of bonuses that are granted to everyone. The amount of the bonus will probably be different from person to person depending on their role within the organization.
Goal-Based BonusesGranted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.
Holiday / End of Year BonusesThese types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.
People tend to confuse bonuses with commissions. A commission is a prefixed rate at which someone gets paid for items sold or deals completed while a bonus is in most cases arbitrary and unplanned.
The main two types of jobs | |
| Revenue Generators | Supporting Cast |
Employees that are directly involved in generating revenue or profit for the organization. Their field of expertise usually matches the type of business. | Employees that support and facilitate the work of revenue generators. Their expertise is usually different from that of the core business operations. |
Example: | Example: |
Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.
Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.
28 EGP per hourThe hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked hour. Usually, jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fixed amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.
The minimum pay rate per hour for people working as Petroleum Pump System Operator in Cairo is 15 EGP. This is the minimum as per the gathered data in the salary survey not the minimum hourly rate mandated by law.
| Job Title | Average Salary |
| Oil / Gas / Energy / Mining | -100% | |
| Assistant Yard Manager | 8,670 EGP | +77% |
| Associate Analyst | 9,900 EGP | +100% |
| Associate Landman | 4,160 EGP | -15% |
| Auxiliary Equipment Operator | 3,560 EGP | -27% |
| Biomass Plant Technician | 4,410 EGP | -10% |
| Biomass Power Plant Manager | 13,000 EGP | +170% |
| Carbon Capture and Storage Specialist | 9,510 EGP | +94% |
| Chemical Plant Operator | 7,200 EGP | +47% |
| Chief Contract Compliance Engineer | 9,600 EGP | +96% |
| Chief Renewable Energy Officer | 17,000 EGP | +250% |
| Chief Sustainability Officer | 15,400 EGP | +210% |
| Completions Engineer | 8,580 EGP | +75% |
| Cost Controller | 6,540 EGP | +34% |
| Cost Engineer | 9,090 EGP | +86% |
| Crude Oil Marketing Representative | 9,680 EGP | +98% |
| Deep-sea Mining Engineer | 10,800 EGP | +120% |
| Dispatcher | 4,020 EGP | -18% |
| Distribution Manager | 13,000 EGP | +170% |
| Dragline Operator | 4,350 EGP | -11% |
| Driller Offsider | 3,270 EGP | -33% |
| Dump Truck Driver | 3,460 EGP | -29% |
| Electric and Gas Operations Manager | 20,800 EGP | +320% |
| Energy Advisor | 13,700 EGP | +180% |
| Energy Analyst | 13,000 EGP | +170% |
| Energy Auditor | 11,800 EGP | +140% |
| Energy Dispatch Director | 16,100 EGP | +230% |
| Energy Efficiency Auditor | 9,880 EGP | +100% |
| Energy Efficiency Consultant | 10,800 EGP | +120% |
| Energy Modeler | 8,910 EGP | +82% |
| Energy Policy Analyst | 9,480 EGP | +94% |
| Energy Storage Engineer | 9,120 EGP | +86% |
| Energy Technical Assistant | 5,870 EGP | +20% |
| Energy Technical Manager | 11,000 EGP | +120% |
| Energy Technical Support Manager | 11,100 EGP | +130% |
| Energy Technical Trainer | 8,110 EGP | +66% |
| Engineering Geologist | 16,800 EGP | +240% |
| Exploration Manager | 15,300 EGP | +210% |
| Field Safety Auditor | 10,100 EGP | +110% |
| Fluids Engineer | 9,050 EGP | +85% |
| Fuel Cell Engineer | 9,170 EGP | +87% |
| Fuel Cell Technician | 4,510 EGP | -8% |
| Fuels Handler | 4,190 EGP | -14% |
| Gas Compressor Operator | 3,850 EGP | -21% |
| Gas Distribution Plant Operator | 7,350 EGP | +50% |
| Gas Supply Manager | 14,100 EGP | +190% |
| Geologist | 15,500 EGP | +220% |
| Geophysicist | 17,100 EGP | +250% |
| Geothermal Engineer | 9,840 EGP | +100% |
| Geothermal Production Manager | 14,800 EGP | +200% |
| Geothermal Technician | 6,260 EGP | +28% |
| HSE Engineer | 8,980 EGP | +83% |
| HSE Officer | 5,620 EGP | +15% |
| HSE Supervisor | 6,680 EGP | +36% |
| HSEQ Administrator | 6,270 EGP | +28% |
| Hydrogen Fuel Cell Engineer | 10,200 EGP | +110% |
| Inspector | 8,040 EGP | +64% |
| Instructor | 7,650 EGP | +56% |
| Instrument Designer | 7,410 EGP | +51% |
| Lead Technical Field Advisor | 12,000 EGP | +140% |
| Lithium Ion Battery Engineer | 8,470 EGP | +73% |
| Logistics and Tool Coordinator | 7,630 EGP | +56% |
| Maintenance Engineer | 9,100 EGP | +86% |
| Maintenance Superintendent | 8,410 EGP | +72% |
| Material Controller | 5,910 EGP | +21% |
| Methane Detection and Mitigation Specialist | 8,960 EGP | +83% |
| Mine Engineer | 8,610 EGP | +76% |
| Mine Surveyor | 10,100 EGP | +110% |
| Mining Project Administrator | 8,340 EGP | +70% |
| Mining Project Assistant | 6,580 EGP | +34% |
| Mining Project Controls Consultant | 9,690 EGP | +98% |
| Mining Project Coordinator | 8,340 EGP | +70% |
| Mining Project Engineer | 8,440 EGP | +72% |
| Mining Project Manager | 11,100 EGP | +130% |
| Mining Site Manager | 12,300 EGP | +150% |
| Mining Team Leader | 9,560 EGP | +95% |
| Natural Gas Engineer | 9,690 EGP | +98% |
| NDT Technician | 5,510 EGP | +12% |
| Net Zero Energy Consultant | 11,800 EGP | +140% |
| Oil Service Unit Operator | 4,850 EGP | -1% |
| Oil Trader | 11,500 EGP | +130% |
| Oilwell Pumper | 3,450 EGP | -30% |
| Petroleum Engineer | 10,700 EGP | +120% |
| Petroleum Geologist | 17,000 EGP | +250% |
| Petroleum Pump System Operator | 4,900 EGP | +0% |
| Petroleum Technician | 5,260 EGP | +7% |
| Photovoltaic Engineer | 9,800 EGP | +100% |
| Pipeline Technician | 3,390 EGP | -31% |
| Power Coordinator | 5,360 EGP | +9% |
| Power Plant Operations Manager | 17,800 EGP | +260% |
| Power Plant Operator | 7,570 EGP | +55% |
| Radio Operator | 4,010 EGP | -18% |
| Reliability Engineer | 9,090 EGP | +86% |
| Renewable Energy Consultant | 13,100 EGP | +170% |
| Renewable Energy Engineer | 10,200 EGP | +110% |
| Renewable Energy Policy Analyst | 10,800 EGP | +120% |
| Reservoir Engineer | 8,330 EGP | +70% |
| Risk Analyst | 10,900 EGP | +120% |
| Roughneck | 9,280 EGP | +89% |
| Scaffolder | 5,760 EGP | +18% |
| Shutdown Engineer | 7,350 EGP | +50% |
| Smart Grid Analyst | 9,450 EGP | +93% |
| Smart Grid Engineer | 9,900 EGP | +100% |
| Solar Energy Installation Manager | 12,800 EGP | +160% |
| Solar Energy Systems Engineer | 9,310 EGP | +90% |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installer | 6,060 EGP | +24% |
| Solar Thermal Technician | 5,360 EGP | +9% |
| Supply Operations Manager | 15,400 EGP | +210% |
| Sustainability Analyst | 11,600 EGP | +140% |
| Sustainability Architect | 11,300 EGP | +130% |
| Sustainability Specialist | 14,100 EGP | +190% |
| Sustainable Energy Consultant | 11,800 EGP | +140% |
| System Development Advisor | 9,980 EGP | +100% |
| Tanker Truck Driver | 3,640 EGP | -26% |
| Unconventional Oil and Gas Engineer | 9,940 EGP | +100% |
| Utility Operator | 4,850 EGP | -1% |
| Waste-to-Energy Specialist | 12,100 EGP | +150% |
| Wind Energy Project Manager | 12,700 EGP | +160% |
| Wind Farm Technician | 6,390 EGP | +30% |
| Wind Turbine Technician | 7,650 EGP | +56% |
| City | Average Salary |
| Cairo | 4,900 EGP |
Where can you get paid more, working in a private company or the government? The difference between the public or government sector salaries and the private sector salaries in Egypt is 6% on average across all career fields.
| Private Sector | 8,930 EGP | |
| Public Sector | +6% | 9,480 EGP |
A good and competitive compensation would range anywhere between 4,420 EGP and 5,000 EGP. This is a very rough estimate. Experience and education play a very huge part in the final earnings.
All salary and compensation figures displayed here are gross salary figures, that is the salary before tax deductions. Because taxes may differ across sectors and locations, it is difficult to accurately calculate the net salary after tax for every career.
The base salary for a careers like Petroleum Pump System Operator in Cairo ranges from 2,600 EGP to 3,680 EGP. The base salary depends on many factors including experience and education. It is not easy to provide a figure with very little information, so take this range with a grain of salt.
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people earn more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary