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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Salary by City
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Salary by City (2024)
186 metro areas · National average: $55,900 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders salaries across 186 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Baton Rouge, LA $90,640
$98,790
$49,660
$119,240
Beaumont, TX $83,190
$98,410
$39,450
$106,730
New Orleans, LA $82,380
$78,930
$47,430
$107,940
Longview, WA $81,740
$80,890
$52,370
$105,640
Decatur, AL $77,690
$77,730
$60,410
$95,190
Mobile, AL $77,140
$82,090
$45,060
$93,410
Houston, TX $76,070
$81,540
$36,880
$105,900
Lake Charles, LA $74,560
$71,740
$47,610
$102,290
Parkersburg, WV $74,430
$64,560
$61,910
$89,710
Washington, DC $74,110
$70,710
$50,630
$107,350
Corpus Christi, TX $73,940
$77,310
$34,960
$103,640
Midland, MI $73,040
$81,270
$45,800
$85,270
Spokane, WA $69,610
$65,240
$50,590
$99,860
Kennewick, WA $68,840
$74,450
$47,040
$88,890
Gulfport, MS $68,760
$79,470
$32,480
$82,750
San Jose, CA $67,920
$63,020
$46,890
$81,290
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $67,040
$68,360
$38,940
$93,350
Grand Junction, CO $66,770
$68,060
$36,500
$93,990
Seattle, WA $65,800
$65,120
$47,440
$84,620
Augusta, GA $65,420
$68,700
$41,410
$85,280
Chicago, IL $64,950
$64,770
$43,210
$87,800
San Francisco, CA $64,810
$61,140
$46,270
$87,370
Bridgeport, CT $64,550
$64,590
$38,970
$92,320
Peoria, IL $64,210
$61,300
$51,650
$77,680
Lima, OH $64,090
$59,120
$52,380
$93,210
Bowling Green, KY $63,900
$65,160
$40,700
$101,720
Champaign, IL $63,880
$67,210
$45,430
$79,080
Wilmington, NC $63,880
$60,840
$41,710
$80,580
Albany, NY $63,230
$63,140
$44,380
$79,080
Huntington, WV $63,180
$59,070
$37,700
$90,760
Providence, RI $62,360
$57,030
$34,740
$99,880
Cincinnati, OH $62,140
$58,910
$46,240
$80,380
Paducah, KY $62,090
$49,700
$42,830
$91,180
Cleveland, OH $61,670
$58,850
$46,990
$79,270
Johnson City, TN $61,310
$59,090
$38,970
$79,260
Columbus, OH $60,950
$58,090
$41,320
$75,820
Lynchburg, VA $60,730
$60,200
$41,150
$81,590
Richmond, VA $60,710
$57,720
$46,750
$78,480
Brunswick, GA $60,570
$74,290
$29,640
$74,290
Glens Falls, NY $60,220
$60,770
$41,280
$78,210
Waterbury, CT $60,050
$59,470
$37,780
$79,310
Midland, TX $59,910
$52,920
$35,190
$104,450
Greeley, CO $59,560
$52,300
$39,400
$82,650
Durham, NC $59,150
$60,840
$43,970
$80,580
Detroit, MI $58,890
$51,980
$39,620
$81,890
Tulsa, OK $58,750
$61,360
$37,320
$82,310
Killeen, TX $58,680
$53,180
$29,730
$98,130
Greenville, SC $58,670
$61,340
$43,580
$73,210
Indianapolis, IN $58,640
$59,680
$45,940
$68,670
Dayton, OH $58,540
$58,680
$40,730
$78,150
Joplin, MO $58,490
$65,590
$37,090
$71,160
Spartanburg, SC $58,450
$56,230
$44,680
$74,020
Raleigh, NC $58,410
$60,650
$45,430
$76,610
Des Moines, IA $58,350
$59,340
$47,130
$72,430
Philadelphia, PA $58,260
$58,110
$38,400
$81,380
Eugene, OR $58,210
$61,500
$39,610
$76,300
Kenosha, WI $58,170
$59,260
$49,640
$69,890
Ames, IA $58,100
$60,490
$50,360
$74,320
Akron, OH $57,940
$59,170
$45,520
$71,310
Lakeland, FL $57,790
$64,100
$38,270
$67,800
Memphis, TN $57,760
$54,250
$35,440
$84,690
Buffalo, NY $57,720
$61,040
$36,980
$77,800
Sheboygan, WI $57,530
$60,120
$43,040
$78,520
Hartford, CT $57,330
$55,510
$37,680
$75,090
Charlotte, NC $57,190
$58,160
$43,800
$75,790
Lancaster, PA $57,160
$58,210
$37,710
$80,800
Baltimore, MD $56,860
$53,980
$40,650
$78,130
Charleston, SC $56,840
$53,070
$40,040
$78,470
Kansas City, MO $56,710
$52,040
$38,860
$80,760
Nashville, TN $56,710
$55,980
$35,360
$84,400
Toledo, OH $56,670
$57,130
$48,450
$71,950
Santa Maria, CA $56,600
$58,880
$40,070
$66,970
San Diego, CA $56,480
$58,360
$38,340
$69,230
Kiryas Joel, NY $56,410
$60,360
$42,780
$71,410
Denver, CO $56,400
$49,650
$44,980
$82,840
Columbia, SC $56,380
$56,580
$38,230
$75,170
Ann Arbor, MI $56,260
$46,820
$39,120
$80,370
Lewiston, ME $56,060
$54,250
$42,020
$74,120
Portland, OR $55,950
$55,840
$44,510
$70,320
Pittsburgh, PA $55,890
$51,210
$36,250
$85,480
Hattiesburg, MS $55,770
$63,640
$30,620
$74,940
Savannah, GA $55,770
$54,580
$39,680
$78,140
Kalamazoo, MI $55,740
$48,010
$47,800
$77,790
Sacramento, CA $55,630
$47,980
$38,600
$82,920
Boulder, CO $55,540
$51,210
$46,840
$63,280
New Haven, CT $55,500
$49,260
$36,700
$77,470
Albany, OR $55,270
$50,830
$40,400
$73,050
Oxnard, CA $55,130
$57,660
$37,430
$73,740
Los Angeles, CA $54,960
$50,450
$38,350
$76,740
Clarksville, TN $54,700
$56,960
$40,130
$78,620
St. Louis, MO $54,700
$50,420
$36,780
$75,540
Rochester, NY $54,690
$52,460
$44,450
$70,200
Springfield, MO $54,650
$48,630
$37,030
$100,860
Fort Collins, CO $54,510
$49,340
$42,320
$72,350
Grand Island, NE $54,470
$54,480
$40,490
$61,880
Allentown, PA $54,390
$55,370
$35,570
$78,900
Greensboro, NC $54,190
$51,110
$43,420
$62,150
Minneapolis, MN $54,020
$50,560
$41,600
$69,760
Boston, MA $53,990
$49,610
$40,220
$73,980
Medford, OR $53,980
$51,890
$44,740
$62,500
Wichita, KS $53,950
$48,190
$36,880
$78,890
Blacksburg, VA $53,890
$48,380
$44,610
$64,650
New York, NY $53,820
$48,210
$34,880
$76,980
Harrisburg, PA $53,690
$49,150
$36,500
$72,880
Bend, OR $53,650
$49,090
$43,430
$69,420
Dallas, TX $53,630
$45,750
$35,130
$96,140
Knoxville, TN $53,630
$50,070
$36,290
$78,630
Jacksonville, FL $53,620
$46,500
$34,760
$77,140
Grand Rapids, MI $53,490
$48,160
$38,150
$77,610
San Luis Obispo, CA $53,460
$49,550
$37,770
$80,900
Tuscaloosa, AL $53,340
$44,800
$37,100
$86,520
Muskegon, MI $53,180
$47,430
$37,040
$74,350
Terre Haute, IN $53,050
$48,890
$40,750
$73,140
Pensacola, FL $53,020
$57,860
$37,610
$70,950
Madison, WI $53,000
$47,790
$43,720
$70,250
Appleton, WI $52,870
$47,280
$38,790
$69,350
Oshkosh, WI $52,730
$50,220
$41,160
$63,760
Stockton, CA $52,720
$48,300
$36,260
$78,560
Trenton, NJ $52,690
$53,880
$35,470
$68,670
Bakersfield, CA $52,680
$50,910
$34,620
$63,390
Utica, NY $52,620
$52,380
$40,260
$60,210
Riverside, CA $52,610
$48,780
$37,090
$75,810
Huntsville, AL $52,580
$50,320
$32,070
$80,540
Jackson, MI $52,500
$48,570
$46,880
$60,880
Tucson, AZ $52,430
$45,650
$37,120
$78,780
Tampa, FL $52,390
$49,510
$37,120
$65,930
Modesto, CA $52,320
$47,940
$36,290
$76,690
Portland, ME $52,240
$49,320
$38,410
$72,760
Milwaukee, WI $52,180
$48,050
$38,660
$71,770
Manchester, NH $52,130
$52,790
$46,020
$58,590
Santa Rosa, CA $51,870
$49,120
$37,090
$74,600
North Port, FL $51,710
$44,860
$35,090
$68,710
Norwich, CT $51,660
$43,350
$35,220
$73,230
St. Joseph, MO $51,610
$48,310
$42,680
$63,600
Syracuse, NY $51,550
$46,610
$32,110
$82,730
Gainesville, GA $50,830
$50,070
$34,940
$73,410
Hagerstown, MD $50,800
$48,860
$37,290
$72,040
Phoenix, AZ $50,750
$45,080
$36,970
$74,290
Salem, OR $50,690
$49,040
$38,610
$63,580
Worcester, MA $50,540
$45,700
$37,260
$64,230
Jackson, MS $50,490
$51,790
$31,340
$61,680
Lafayette, LA $50,400
$31,500
$24,990
$98,480
Duluth, MN $50,320
$48,650
$39,280
$66,650
Miami, FL $50,110
$42,800
$35,360
$67,270
Sioux Falls, SD $50,030
$47,720
$46,790
$58,290
Chattanooga, TN $49,960
$45,650
$31,550
$77,530
Janesville, WI $49,790
$49,150
$36,780
$63,530
Lexington, KY $49,420
$44,470
$38,240
$64,380
Omaha, NE $49,370
$45,010
$38,920
$62,130
Evansville, IN $49,350
$48,160
$36,260
$62,860
Austin, TX $48,960
$45,090
$37,220
$72,130
Reading, PA $48,910
$45,960
$36,080
$63,070
Florence, SC $48,880
$48,320
$36,800
$56,970
Little Rock, AR $48,760
$46,170
$40,920
$60,730
Wausau, WI $48,760
$46,610
$33,880
$61,970
Orlando, FL $48,590
$46,660
$35,780
$64,970
Canton, OH $47,940
$47,120
$35,150
$61,420
Atlanta, GA $47,920
$47,380
$31,240
$70,510
Valdosta, GA $47,850
$46,950
$37,140
$62,190
York, PA $47,800
$45,720
$30,320
$60,880
Elkhart, IN $47,650
$44,270
$37,230
$61,720
Gainesville, FL $47,510
$43,860
$35,060
$61,420
Green Bay, WI $47,390
$44,340
$36,780
$64,040
Lincoln, NE $47,290
$43,770
$39,600
$62,890
Salt Lake City, UT $47,230
$44,390
$36,050
$61,380
Scranton, PA $47,220
$44,240
$32,790
$79,360
Visalia, CA $47,180
$44,570
$35,240
$57,710
Ogden, UT $46,770
$44,510
$34,980
$64,390
Birmingham, AL $46,660
$45,720
$31,640
$63,380
Dalton, GA $46,570
$44,020
$29,850
$72,600
Tyler, TX $46,390
$39,500
$31,830
$64,260
Fresno, CA $46,220
$46,940
$34,740
$59,530
Fort Wayne, IN $46,200
$39,680
$37,130
$59,620
South Bend, IN $46,090
$42,210
$34,000
$64,910
Oklahoma City, OK $46,000
$44,730
$30,790
$62,440
Lansing, MI $45,770
$40,720
$37,970
$61,930
Albuquerque, NM $45,090
$43,670
$30,820
$67,390
Palm Bay, FL $44,800
$42,540
$32,300
$59,490
Rochester, MN $44,660
$42,680
$37,870
$49,370
Las Vegas, NV $44,530
$40,650
$29,390
$61,530
Logan, UT $43,280
$35,820
$35,820
$60,430
Rome, GA $42,410
$38,410
$31,180
$57,680
Albany, GA $42,300
$42,240
$29,550
$57,530
Provo, UT $40,710
$37,200
$30,400
$59,410
Athens, GA $40,180
$39,490
$27,370
$52,640
San Juan, PR $37,470
$37,620
$23,310
$51,980
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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