Conveyor Operators and Tenders salary by location
National median: $42,420 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling, WV | metropolitan | $64,160 | +51.2% | 160 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $63,780 | +50.4% | — | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $62,970 | +48.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| WV | state | $62,830 | +48.1% | 580 | 2025 |
| Charleston, WV | metropolitan | $62,820 | +48.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Paducah, KY | metropolitan | $59,140 | +39.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Evansville, IN | metropolitan | $57,780 | +36.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $56,900 | +34.1% | 590 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $56,120 | +32.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $55,970 | +31.9% | 210 | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | metropolitan | $55,110 | +29.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $54,590 | +28.7% | 210 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $52,480 | +23.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $50,810 | +19.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $50,750 | +19.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $50,410 | +18.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| Chattanooga, TN | metropolitan | $49,910 | +17.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $49,680 | +17.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $48,620 | +14.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $48,470 | +14.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Wichita, KS | metropolitan | $48,240 | +13.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $47,770 | +12.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $47,290 | +11.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Sioux City, IA | metropolitan | $46,770 | +10.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $46,300 | +9.1% | 610 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $45,570 | +7.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $45,400 | +7.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $45,130 | +6.4% | 450 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $45,130 | +6.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $44,910 | +5.9% | 540 | 2025 |
| SD | state | $44,890 | +5.8% | 500 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $44,800 | +5.6% | 780 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $44,800 | +5.6% | 360 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $44,650 | +5.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $44,390 | +4.6% | 200 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $44,290 | +4.4% | 480 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | metropolitan | $44,160 | +4.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $44,100 | +4.0% | 290 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $43,830 | +3.3% | 520 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $43,480 | +2.5% | 640 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $43,410 | +2.3% | 390 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $43,390 | +2.3% | 300 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $43,360 | +2.2% | 1,180 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $43,350 | +2.2% | 230 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $43,230 | +1.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $43,150 | +1.7% | 2,460 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $43,150 | +1.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $43,120 | +1.7% | 350 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $43,000 | +1.4% | 460 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $42,990 | +1.3% | 580 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $42,910 | +1.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $42,880 | +1.1% | — | 2025 |
| NY | state | $42,670 | +0.6% | 720 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $42,670 | +0.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $42,420 | +0.0% | 1,070 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $41,410 | −2.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $41,140 | −3.0% | 470 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $40,750 | −3.9% | 240 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $40,650 | −4.2% | 2,380 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $40,630 | −4.2% | 600 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $40,480 | −4.6% | 370 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $40,430 | −4.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $40,390 | −4.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $40,280 | −5.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $40,210 | −5.2% | 160 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $40,060 | −5.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| KS | state | $40,030 | −5.6% | 840 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $39,840 | −6.1% | 820 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $39,610 | −6.6% | 340 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $39,550 | −6.8% | 450 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $39,550 | −6.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| Winston, NC | metropolitan | $39,360 | −7.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $39,340 | −7.3% | 410 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $39,270 | −7.4% | 310 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $39,260 | −7.4% | 360 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $39,200 | −7.6% | 200 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $39,200 | −7.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $39,160 | −7.7% | 840 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $39,080 | −7.9% | 150 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $38,990 | −8.1% | 180 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $38,760 | −8.6% | 370 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $38,450 | −9.4% | 350 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $38,330 | −9.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| MS | state | $38,320 | −9.7% | 230 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $38,310 | −9.7% | 200 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $38,260 | −9.8% | 760 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $38,210 | −9.9% | 180 | 2025 |
| FL | state | $38,190 | −10.0% | 470 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $38,190 | −10.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $38,170 | −10.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $38,160 | −10.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $38,100 | −10.2% | 380 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $38,050 | −10.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $38,020 | −10.4% | 440 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $37,920 | −10.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| Eau Claire, WI | metropolitan | $37,890 | −10.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $37,810 | −10.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Lakeland, FL | metropolitan | $37,650 | −11.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $37,500 | −11.6% | 380 | 2025 |
| Greensboro, NC | metropolitan | $37,320 | −12.0% | 280 | 2025 |