Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Salary

Median Salary
$58,040
per year
Hourly Rate
$27.90
per hour
Employment
139,630
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$37,440
25th percentile
$45,970
Median
$58,040
75th percentile
$74,080
90th percentile
$92,250

💰 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Salary by State

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$39K
$102K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
Wyoming$101,590+75.0%
Alabama$80,330+38.4%
Montana$79,570+37.1%
Louisiana$78,580+35.4%
Idaho$77,100+32.8%
Rhode Island$69,630+20.0%
Washington$67,300+16.0%
West Virginia$66,060+13.8%
Arkansas$64,440+11.0%
Mississippi$64,360+10.9%
Delaware$63,200+8.9%
Illinois$61,940+6.7%
Tennessee$60,960+5.0%
New Mexico$60,910+4.9%
Ohio$60,550+4.3%
Texas$60,150+3.6%
Virginia$59,970+3.3%
Maryland$59,850+3.1%
Nebraska$59,750+2.9%
Nevada$58,520+0.8%
Connecticut$58,490+0.8%
California$58,300+0.4%
Iowa$57,550-0.8%
Kentucky$57,530-0.9%
Maine$57,240-1.4%
Massachusetts$56,920-1.9%
Indiana$56,800-2.1%
Pennsylvania$56,630-2.4%
Oregon$56,510-2.6%
New Jersey$56,500-2.7%
South Carolina$56,240-3.1%
Kansas$54,890-5.4%
Minnesota$53,340-8.1%
Wisconsin$50,870-12.4%
Missouri$50,640-12.7%
Colorado$50,370-13.2%
Oklahoma$50,160-13.6%
Michigan$50,060-13.7%
Georgia$49,660-14.4%
North Carolina$49,650-14.5%
New York$49,640-14.5%
New Hampshire$49,440-14.8%
South Dakota$48,830-15.9%
Hawaii$47,840-17.6%
Arizona$45,790-21.1%
Florida$44,360-23.6%
Utah$39,020-32.8%

🏙️ Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$96,790+66.8%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$94,450+62.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$93,920+61.8%
Corpus Christi, TX$91,560+57.8%
Mobile, AL$84,740+46.0%
Montgomery, AL$84,360+45.3%
Decatur, AL$82,170+41.6%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$82,050+41.4%
Albany, OR$81,190+39.9%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$79,430+36.9%
Charleston, WV$77,670+33.8%
Longview-Kelso, WA$76,390+31.6%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$75,990+30.9%
Lake Charles, LA$74,220+27.9%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$72,660+25.2%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$71,210+22.7%
Joplin, MO-KS$67,790+16.8%
Elizabethtown, KY$67,510+16.3%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$67,300+16.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$67,230+15.8%
Hattiesburg, MS$66,120+13.9%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$66,060+13.8%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$64,600+11.3%
Vallejo, CA$63,790+9.9%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$63,510+9.4%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$63,490+9.4%
Clarksville, TN-KY$63,370+9.2%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$62,900+8.4%
Evansville, IN$62,870+8.3%
Jackson, MS$62,530+7.7%
Peoria, IL$62,500+7.7%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$62,390+7.5%
Ames, IA$62,300+7.3%
Springfield, MA$62,280+7.3%
Cleveland, OH$62,200+7.2%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$61,870+6.6%
Richmond, VA$61,840+6.5%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$61,770+6.4%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$61,720+6.3%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$61,660+6.2%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$61,530+6.0%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$61,250+5.5%
Kenosha, WI$61,180+5.4%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$61,020+5.1%
Bowling Green, KY$60,830+4.8%
Toledo, OH$60,830+4.8%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$60,820+4.8%
Sheboygan, WI$60,590+4.4%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$60,440+4.1%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$60,440+4.1%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$60,410+4.1%
Omaha, NE-IA$60,370+4.0%
Columbus, OH$60,260+3.8%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$60,080+3.5%
Portland-South Portland, ME$59,820+3.1%
Texarkana, TX-AR$59,490+2.5%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$59,350+2.3%
Akron, OH$59,280+2.1%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$59,230+2.1%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$59,050+1.7%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$59,010+1.7%
Boise City, ID$58,990+1.6%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$58,770+1.3%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$58,760+1.2%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$58,690+1.1%
New Haven, CT$58,490+0.8%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$58,220+0.3%
Spartanburg, SC$58,170+0.2%
Tulsa, OK$57,880-0.3%
Columbia, SC$57,870-0.3%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$57,790-0.4%
Kansas City, MO-KS$57,500-0.9%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$57,460-1.0%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$57,430-1.1%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$57,410-1.1%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$57,370-1.2%
Sandusky, OH$57,240-1.4%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$57,110-1.6%
Pittsburgh, PA$57,030-1.7%
Wilmington, NC$56,990-1.8%
Lancaster, PA$56,810-2.1%
Savannah, GA$56,120-3.3%
Killeen-Temple, TX$56,040-3.4%
Glens Falls, NY$55,990-3.5%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$55,750-3.9%
Bend, OR$55,310-4.7%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$55,230-4.8%
Victoria, TX$55,080-5.1%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$54,790-5.6%
Modesto, CA$54,770-5.6%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$54,630-5.9%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$54,560-6.0%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$54,340-6.4%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$54,160-6.7%
St. Louis, MO-IL$53,500-7.8%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$52,440-9.6%
Gainesville, GA$51,660-11.0%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$51,450-11.4%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$51,310-11.6%
Boulder, CO$51,230-11.7%
Canton-Massillon, OH$51,020-12.1%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$50,900-12.3%
Lynchburg, VA$50,840-12.4%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$50,690-12.7%
Worcester, MA$50,460-13.1%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$50,320-13.3%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$50,180-13.5%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$50,110-13.7%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$50,020-13.8%
Salisbury, MD$50,020-13.8%
Madison, WI$49,920-14.0%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$49,880-14.1%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$49,820-14.2%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$49,780-14.2%
Birmingham, AL$49,590-14.6%
Appleton, WI$49,560-14.6%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$49,520-14.7%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$49,460-14.8%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$49,400-14.9%
Lafayette, LA$49,380-14.9%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$49,310-15.0%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$49,310-15.0%
Springfield, MO$49,250-15.1%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$49,240-15.2%
Reading, PA$49,070-15.5%
Duluth, MN-WI$49,030-15.5%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$48,900-15.7%
Roanoke, VA$48,770-16.0%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$48,670-16.1%
Syracuse, NY$48,500-16.4%
Morristown, TN$48,420-16.6%
Wichita, KS$48,190-17.0%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$47,880-17.5%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$47,650-17.9%
Green Bay, WI$47,650-17.9%
Midland, TX$47,580-18.0%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$47,520-18.1%
Huntsville, AL$47,510-18.1%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$47,510-18.1%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$47,430-18.3%
Rome, GA$47,420-18.3%
Lubbock, TX$47,320-18.5%
Fresno, CA$47,280-18.5%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$47,230-18.6%
Warner Robins, GA$47,160-18.7%
Winston-Salem, NC$46,980-19.1%
Knoxville, TN$46,880-19.2%
York-Hanover, PA$46,880-19.2%
Terre Haute, IN$46,660-19.6%
Visalia, CA$46,640-19.6%
Dalton, GA$46,570-19.8%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$46,530-19.8%
Salem, OR$46,380-20.1%
Rochester, NY$46,270-20.3%
Wausau, WI$46,120-20.5%
Florence, SC$46,080-20.6%
Greeley, CO$45,980-20.8%
Fort Wayne, IN$45,970-20.8%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$45,930-20.9%
Hammond, LA$45,910-20.9%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$45,820-21.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$45,800-21.1%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$45,610-21.4%
Ann Arbor, MI$45,590-21.5%
Tucson, AZ$45,550-21.5%
Valdosta, GA$45,390-21.8%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$45,340-21.9%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$45,300-22.0%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$45,250-22.0%
Greenville, NC$45,200-22.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$45,180-22.2%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$45,110-22.3%
Albuquerque, NM$45,080-22.3%
Oklahoma City, OK$45,070-22.3%
Niles, MI$44,750-22.9%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$44,700-23.0%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$44,560-23.2%
Sumter, SC$44,530-23.3%
Tyler, TX$44,400-23.5%
Paducah, KY-IL$44,220-23.8%
Rochester, MN$44,060-24.1%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$43,550-25.0%
Lincoln, NE$43,080-25.8%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$41,820-27.9%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$40,820-29.7%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$40,120-30.9%
Jacksonville, FL$40,000-31.1%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$39,160-32.5%
Ogden, UT$39,010-32.8%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$37,900-34.7%
Waco, TX$37,260-35.8%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$37,200-35.9%
Puerto Rico$36,450-37.2%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$36,450-37.2%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$36,430-37.2%
Manhattan, KS$36,040-37.9%
St. George, UT$34,770-40.1%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.