Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders salary
The median pay for chemical equipment operators and tenders in the United States is $58,040 a year. About 139,630 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $37,440
- 25th percentile
- $45,970
- Median percentile
- $58,040
- 75th percentile
- $74,080
- 90th percentile
- $92,250
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Wyoming $101,590
- Alabama $80,330
- Montana $79,570
- Louisiana $78,580
- Idaho $77,100
- Rhode Island $69,630
- Washington $67,300
- West Virginia $66,060
- Arkansas $64,440
- Mississippi $64,360
- Delaware $63,200
- Illinois $61,940
- Tennessee $60,960
- New Mexico $60,910
- Ohio $60,550
- Texas $60,150
- Virginia $59,970
- Maryland $59,850
- Nebraska $59,750
- Nevada $58,520
- Connecticut $58,490
- California $58,300
- Iowa $57,550
- Kentucky $57,530
- Maine $57,240
- Massachusetts $56,920
- Indiana $56,800
- Pennsylvania $56,630
- Oregon $56,510
- New Jersey $56,500
- South Carolina $56,240
- Kansas $54,890
- Minnesota $53,340
- Wisconsin $50,870
- Missouri $50,640
- Colorado $50,370
- Oklahoma $50,160
- Michigan $50,060
- Georgia $49,660
- North Carolina $49,650
- New York $49,640
- New Hampshire $49,440
- South Dakota $48,830
- Hawaii $47,840
- Arizona $45,790
- Florida $44,360
- Utah $39,020
By metro area
- Beaumont, TX $96,790
- New Orleans, LA $94,450
- Baton Rouge, LA $93,920
- Corpus Christi, TX $91,560
- Mobile, AL $84,740
- Montgomery, AL $84,360
- Decatur, AL $82,170
- Gulfport, MS $82,050
- Albany, OR $81,190
- Houston, TX $79,430
- Charleston, WV $77,670
- Longview, WA $76,390
- Kennewick, WA $75,990
- Lake Charles, LA $74,220
- Washington, DC $72,660
- San Francisco, CA $71,210
- Joplin, MO $67,790
- Elizabethtown, KY $67,510
- Spokane, WA $67,300
- Seattle, WA $67,230
- Hattiesburg, MS $66,120
- Parkersburg, WV $66,060
- Norwich, CT $64,600
- Vallejo, CA $63,790
- San Jose, CA $63,510
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $63,490
- Clarksville, TN $63,370
- Brunswick, GA $62,900
- Evansville, IN $62,870
- Jackson, MS $62,530
- Peoria, IL $62,500
- Eugene, OR $62,390
- Ames, IA $62,300
- Springfield, MA $62,280
- Cleveland, OH $62,200
- San Diego, CA $61,870
- Richmond, VA $61,840
- Santa Maria, CA $61,770
- Bridgeport, CT $61,720
- Providence, RI $61,660
- Dayton, OH $61,530
- Chicago, IL $61,250
- Kenosha, WI $61,180
- Indianapolis, IN $61,020
- Bowling Green, KY $60,830
- Toledo, OH $60,830
- Cincinnati, OH $60,820
- Sheboygan, WI $60,590
- Albany, NY $60,440
- Raleigh, NC $60,440
- Philadelphia, PA $60,410
- Omaha, NE $60,370
- Columbus, OH $60,260
- Durham, NC $60,080
- Portland, ME $59,820
- Greenville, SC $59,350
- Akron, OH $59,280
- Des Moines, IA $59,230
- San Luis Obispo, CA $59,050
- Allentown, PA $59,010
- Pensacola, FL $58,770
- Baltimore, MD $58,760
- Las Vegas, NV $58,690
- New Haven, CT $58,490
- Muskegon, MI $58,220
- Spartanburg, SC $58,170
- Tulsa, OK $57,880
- Columbia, SC $57,870
- Augusta, GA $57,790
- Kansas City, MO $57,500
- Waterbury, CT $57,460
- Huntington, WV $57,430
- Charleston, SC $57,410
- Boston, MA $57,370
- Sandusky, OH $57,240
- Charlotte, NC $57,110
- Pittsburgh, PA $57,030
- Wilmington, NC $56,990
- Lancaster, PA $56,810
- Savannah, GA $56,120
- Killeen, TX $56,040
- Glens Falls, NY $55,990
- Los Angeles, CA $55,750
- Bend, OR $55,310
- Trenton, NJ $55,230
- Victoria, TX $55,080
- New York, NY $54,790
- Modesto, CA $54,770
- Minneapolis, MN $54,630
- Santa Rosa, CA $54,560
- Buffalo, NY $54,340
- Manchester, NH $54,160
- St. Louis, MO $53,500
- Memphis, TN $52,440
- Gainesville, GA $51,660
- Oxnard, CA $51,450
- Bakersfield, CA $51,310
- Boulder, CO $51,230
- Canton, OH $51,020
- Fort Collins, CO $50,900
- Lynchburg, VA $50,840
- Michigan City, IN $50,690
- Worcester, MA $50,460
- Kiryas Joel, NY $50,320
- Greensboro, NC $50,180
- Denver, CO $50,110
- Milwaukee, WI $50,020
- Salisbury, MD $50,020
- Madison, WI $49,920
- St. Joseph, MO $49,880
- Sacramento, CA $49,820
- Grand Rapids, MI $49,780
- Birmingham, AL $49,590
- Appleton, WI $49,560
- Oshkosh, WI $49,520
- Harrisburg, PA $49,460
- Kalamazoo, MI $49,400
- Lafayette, LA $49,380
- Portland, OR $49,310
- Sioux Falls, SD $49,310