Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders salary by location
National median: $58,040 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WY | state | $101,590 | +75.0% | 290 | 2025 |
| Beaumont, TX | metropolitan | $96,790 | +66.8% | 1,540 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $94,450 | +62.7% | 1,330 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $93,920 | +61.8% | 2,500 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $91,560 | +57.8% | 450 | 2025 |
| Mobile, AL | metropolitan | $84,740 | +46.0% | 700 | 2025 |
| Montgomery, AL | metropolitan | $84,360 | +45.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| Decatur, AL | metropolitan | $82,170 | +41.6% | 760 | 2025 |
| Gulfport, MS | metropolitan | $82,050 | +41.4% | 290 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $81,190 | +39.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $80,330 | +38.4% | 3,280 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $79,570 | +37.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $79,430 | +36.9% | 9,390 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $78,580 | +35.4% | 6,430 | 2025 |
| Charleston, WV | metropolitan | $77,670 | +33.8% | 280 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $77,100 | +32.8% | 550 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $76,390 | +31.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $75,990 | +30.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Lake Charles, LA | metropolitan | $74,220 | +27.9% | 1,320 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $72,660 | +25.2% | 590 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $71,210 | +22.7% | 760 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $69,630 | +20.0% | 430 | 2025 |
| Joplin, MO | metropolitan | $67,790 | +16.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | metropolitan | $67,510 | +16.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $67,300 | +16.0% | 1,720 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $67,300 | +16.0% | 310 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $67,230 | +15.8% | 720 | 2025 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | metropolitan | $66,120 | +13.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Parkersburg, WV | metropolitan | $66,060 | +13.8% | 330 | 2025 |
| WV | state | $66,060 | +13.8% | 1,190 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $64,600 | +11.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| AR | state | $64,440 | +11.0% | 1,160 | 2025 |
| MS | state | $64,360 | +10.9% | 990 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $63,790 | +9.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $63,510 | +9.4% | 260 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $63,490 | +9.4% | 920 | 2025 |
| Clarksville, TN | metropolitan | $63,370 | +9.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $63,200 | +8.9% | 1,160 | 2025 |
| Brunswick, GA | metropolitan | $62,900 | +8.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Evansville, IN | metropolitan | $62,870 | +8.3% | 760 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MS | metropolitan | $62,530 | +7.7% | 180 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $62,500 | +7.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $62,390 | +7.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Ames, IA | metropolitan | $62,300 | +7.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $62,280 | +7.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $62,200 | +7.2% | 2,010 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $61,940 | +6.7% | 5,580 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $61,870 | +6.6% | 870 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $61,840 | +6.5% | 760 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $61,770 | +6.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $61,720 | +6.3% | 280 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $61,660 | +6.2% | 580 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $61,530 | +6.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $61,250 | +5.5% | 4,510 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $61,180 | +5.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $61,020 | +5.1% | 2,330 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $60,960 | +5.0% | 3,860 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $60,910 | +4.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $60,830 | +4.8% | 290 | 2025 |
| Bowling Green, KY | metropolitan | $60,830 | +4.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $60,820 | +4.8% | 1,770 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $60,590 | +4.4% | 340 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $60,550 | +4.3% | 7,830 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $60,440 | +4.1% | 350 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $60,440 | +4.1% | 320 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $60,410 | +4.1% | 4,110 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $60,370 | +4.0% | 350 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $60,260 | +3.8% | 1,310 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $60,150 | +3.6% | 20,880 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $60,080 | +3.5% | 580 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $59,970 | +3.3% | 2,040 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $59,850 | +3.1% | 1,220 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $59,820 | +3.1% | 140 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $59,750 | +2.9% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| Texarkana, TX | metropolitan | $59,490 | +2.5% | — | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $59,350 | +2.3% | 1,250 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $59,280 | +2.1% | 650 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $59,230 | +2.1% | 120 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $59,050 | +1.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $59,010 | +1.7% | 740 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $58,990 | +1.6% | — | 2025 |
| Pensacola, FL | metropolitan | $58,770 | +1.3% | 190 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $58,760 | +1.2% | 450 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $58,690 | +1.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $58,520 | +0.8% | 210 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $58,490 | +0.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $58,490 | +0.8% | 860 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $58,300 | +0.4% | 5,670 | 2025 |
| Muskegon, MI | metropolitan | $58,220 | +0.3% | 250 | 2025 |
| Spartanburg, SC | metropolitan | $58,170 | +0.2% | 430 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | metropolitan | $57,880 | −0.3% | 200 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $57,870 | −0.3% | 410 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | metropolitan | $57,790 | −0.4% | 280 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $57,550 | −0.8% | 2,010 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $57,530 | −0.9% | 3,590 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $57,500 | −0.9% | 1,450 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $57,460 | −1.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Huntington, WV | metropolitan | $57,430 | −1.1% | 240 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $57,410 | −1.1% | 290 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $57,370 | −1.2% | 1,820 | 2025 |