Conveyor Operators and Tenders salary
The median pay for conveyor operators and tenders in the United States is $42,420 a year. About 22,930 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $36,180
- 25th percentile
- $38,180
- Median percentile
- $42,420
- 75th percentile
- $48,530
- 90th percentile
- $59,470
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
- West Virginia $62,830
- Iowa $56,900
- Maryland $56,120
- Alabama $55,970
- Louisiana $54,590
- Wyoming $52,480
- New Jersey $50,750
- Utah $48,620
- North Dakota $47,770
- Indiana $46,300
- Pennsylvania $45,130
- South Dakota $44,890
- Kentucky $44,800
- Illinois $44,290
- Missouri $44,100
- Washington $43,480
- Oregon $43,410
- Nebraska $43,360
- California $43,150
- Massachusetts $43,150
- Minnesota $43,000
- New York $42,670
- Idaho $40,750
- Texas $40,650
- Georgia $40,630
- Colorado $40,480
- Vermont $40,390
- Kansas $40,030
- Virginia $39,840
- Ohio $39,610
- Wisconsin $39,550
- Michigan $39,340
- Arizona $39,260
- North Carolina $39,160
- Montana $38,760
- Nevada $38,450
- Mississippi $38,320
- Maine $38,310
- Tennessee $38,260
- Florida $38,190
- South Carolina $38,020
- Arkansas $36,940
- Oklahoma $36,200
By metro area
- Wheeling, WV $64,160
- Merced, CA $62,970
- Charleston, WV $62,820
- Paducah, KY $59,140
- Evansville, IN $57,780
- Birmingham, AL $55,110
- San Francisco, CA $50,810
- Kansas City, MO $50,410
- Chattanooga, TN $49,910
- Allentown, PA $49,680
- Greeley, CO $48,470
- Wichita, KS $48,240
- Stockton, CA $47,290
- Sioux City, IA $46,770
- Chicago, IL $45,570
- Grand Rapids, MI $45,400
- York, PA $45,130
- Dallas, TX $44,910
- Seattle, WA $44,800
- Omaha, NE $44,650
- Cincinnati, OH $44,390
- Sioux Falls, SD $44,160
- New York, NY $43,830
- Portland, OR $43,390
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $43,350
- Modesto, CA $43,230
- Washington, DC $43,120
- Riverside, CA $42,990
- Lincoln, NE $42,910
- Buffalo, NY $42,670
- Los Angeles, CA $42,420
- Salt Lake City, UT $41,410
- Houston, TX $41,140
- Denver, CO $40,430
- Salinas, CA $40,280
- St. Louis, MO $40,210
- Philadelphia, PA $40,060
- Charlotte, NC $39,550
- Winston, NC $39,360
- Phoenix, AZ $39,270
- Minneapolis, MN $39,200
- Nashville, TN $39,200
- Reno, NV $39,080
- Indianapolis, IN $38,990
- Detroit, MI $38,330
- Columbus, OH $38,210
- Miami, FL $38,190
- Syracuse, NY $38,170
- Appleton, WI $38,160
- Memphis, TN $38,100
- Las Vegas, NV $38,050
- Richmond, VA $37,920
- Eau Claire, WI $37,890
- Fresno, CA $37,810
- Lakeland, FL $37,650
- Atlanta, GA $37,500
- Greensboro, NC $37,320
- South Bend, IN $37,280
- Columbia, SC $37,230
- Rochester, MN $36,560
- Winchester, VA $36,550
- Vineland, NJ $36,540
- Virginia Beach, VA $36,520
- Knoxville, TN $36,350
- Lubbock, TX $29,120