Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders salary
The median pay for cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders in the United States is $43,530 a year. About 14,760 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $33,790
- 25th percentile
- $37,310
- Median percentile
- $43,530
- 75th percentile
- $49,320
- 90th percentile
- $58,570
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
- Maine $64,610
- Wisconsin $54,290
- Oregon $49,130
- North Dakota $48,240
- Pennsylvania $48,000
- New Hampshire $47,510
- Iowa $46,970
- New York $46,290
- Nebraska $45,690
- Washington $45,600
- Ohio $45,470
- Virginia $45,330
- California $45,150
- South Dakota $44,770
- Michigan $44,400
- Indiana $43,820
- Illinois $43,740
- New Jersey $43,600
- Massachusetts $43,210
- Minnesota $42,600
- Tennessee $41,110
- Oklahoma $40,950
- Missouri $40,510
- Utah $39,970
- South Carolina $39,240
- Connecticut $39,140
- Georgia $38,430
- Kansas $38,340
- North Carolina $38,340
- Arizona $37,900
- Arkansas $37,490
- Texas $37,040
- Florida $36,830
- Nevada $36,490
- Kentucky $35,850
- New Mexico $35,600
- Alabama $35,090
- Mississippi $34,280
By metro area
- Milwaukee, WI $64,850
- Portland, ME $64,610
- Waterloo, IA $56,100
- Traverse City, MI $53,550
- Sacramento, CA $53,400
- Pittsburgh, PA $51,070
- Napa, CA $50,060
- Visalia, CA $49,440
- Reading, PA $49,140
- Buffalo, NY $48,930
- Austin, TX $47,900
- Philadelphia, PA $47,570
- Merced, CA $47,540
- Manchester, NH $47,510
- San Jose, CA $47,360
- Gainesville, GA $47,110
- Minneapolis, MN $46,980
- San Francisco, CA $46,390
- Santa Rosa, CA $46,370
- Elkhart, IN $46,160
- Chicago, IL $46,130
- Grand Rapids, MI $45,980
- Evansville, IN $45,750
- Rochester, NY $45,380
- Cincinnati, OH $45,340
- Bakersfield, CA $45,310
- Riverside, CA $45,110
- Cleveland, OH $45,100
- Columbus, OH $45,100
- Los Angeles, CA $45,060
- Tulsa, OK $45,040
- Fresno, CA $44,910
- Stockton, CA $44,520
- San Diego, CA $44,420
- Boston, MA $44,310
- St. Louis, MO $44,240
- Canton, OH $44,230
- Indianapolis, IN $43,680
- Detroit, MI $43,350
- Davenport, IA $42,700
- Oxnard, CA $42,330
- New York, NY $41,850
- Syracuse, NY $41,560
- Modesto, CA $41,420
- Toledo, OH $41,280
- Dallas, TX $41,270
- Greenville, SC $41,240
- New Haven, CT $41,190
- Providence, RI $40,580
- Springfield, MA $40,500
- Salt Lake City, UT $39,970
- Akron, OH $39,420
- Charlotte, NC $39,420
- San Antonio, TX $39,150
- Salinas, CA $38,690
- Oklahoma City, OK $37,890
- Houston, TX $37,670
- Waterbury, CT $37,610
- Phoenix, AZ $37,500
- Omaha, NE $37,300
- Sandusky, OH $37,220
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $35,850
- Atlanta, GA $35,740
- Albuquerque, NM $34,890
- Columbia, SC $34,140
- Midland, TX $33,790
- Miami, FL $33,010
- Las Vegas, NV $32,210