Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 343 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Baton Rouge, LA	$98,790	2,840
Beaumont, TX	$98,410	1,140
Wyoming	$85,480	310
Montgomery, AL	$84,360	160
Mobile, AL	$82,090	710
Houston, TX	$81,540	6,930

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AL

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Montgomery, AL	$84,360	160
Mobile, AL	$82,090	710
Southwest Alabama	$79,560	300
Decatur, AL	$77,730	720
Alabama	$72,900	3,100
Southeast Alabama	$66,500	70
Northeast Alabama	$62,450	280
Huntsville, AL	$50,320	170
Birmingham, AL	$45,720	310
Tuscaloosa, AL	$44,800	70

AR

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
South Arkansas	$63,930	580
North Arkansas	$61,130	130
Arkansas	$54,410	1,100
East Arkansas	$47,340	60
Little Rock, AR	$46,170	170
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$40,820	40

AZ

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Arizona	$46,110	1,310
Tucson, AZ	$45,650	90
Phoenix, AZ	$45,080	1,040

CA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Vallejo, CA	$63,790	80
San Jose, CA	$63,020	370
San Francisco, CA	$61,140	750
Santa Maria, CA	$58,880	80
San Diego, CA	$58,360	790
Oxnard, CA	$57,660	150
California	$57,150	5,830
Bakersfield, CA	$50,910	90
Los Angeles, CA	$50,450	1,970
San Luis Obispo, CA	$49,550	50
Santa Rosa, CA	$49,120	50
Riverside, CA	$48,780	370
North Coast Region of California	$48,680	30
Stockton, CA	$48,300	70
Sacramento, CA	$47,980	230
Modesto, CA	$47,940	40
Fresno, CA	$46,940	110
Visalia, CA	$44,570	30

CO

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Grand Junction, CO	$68,060	30
Greeley, CO	$52,300	50
Boulder, CO	$51,210	170
Colorado	$50,810	760
Denver, CO	$49,650	300
Fort Collins, CO	$49,340	100

CT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Bridgeport, CT	$64,590	230
Waterbury, CT	$59,470	60
Connecticut	$58,740	30
Hartford, CT	$55,510	170
Connecticut	$55,400	760
New Haven, CT	$49,260	120
Norwich, CT	$43,350	160

DC

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$70,710	650

DE

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Delaware	$61,070	1,060
Sussex Delaware	$57,110	300

FL

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Lakeland, FL	$64,100	390
Pensacola, FL	$57,860	180
Tampa, FL	$49,510	670
Florida	$46,790	3,150
Orlando, FL	$46,660	240
Jacksonville, FL	$46,500	130
North Port, FL	$44,860	60
Gainesville, FL	$43,860	40
Miami, FL	$42,800	870
Palm Bay, FL	$42,540	60
Deltona, FL	$39,160	140

GA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Brunswick, GA	$74,290	40
Augusta, GA-SC	$68,700	400
Savannah, GA	$54,580	340
Gainesville, GA	$50,070	100
Atlanta, GA	$47,380	1,830
Georgia	$47,380	4,070
Warner Robins, GA	$47,160	40
Valdosta, GA	$46,950	50
Middle Georgia	$46,820	140
Dalton, GA	$44,020	150
Albany, GA	$42,240	30
East Georgia	$42,190	30
North Georgia	$41,330	240
South Georgia	$40,640	180
Athens, GA	$39,490	100
Rome, GA	$38,410	60

HI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Hawaii	$54,740	40

IA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Ames, IA	$60,490	80
Des Moines, IA	$59,340	130
Iowa	$55,030	2,080
Southeast Iowa	$54,280	420
Northeast Iowa	$52,350	340
Southwest Iowa	$50,700	90
Northwest Iowa	$48,940	260

ID

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Boise City, ID	$58,990	—
Idaho	$50,330	210
Southeast-Central Idaho	$47,550	50

IL

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Northwest Illinois	$73,800	280
Champaign, IL	$67,210	70
Chicago, IL-IN	$64,770	2,700
Illinois	$64,270	3,490
Peoria, IL	$61,300	140
East Central Illinois	$57,090	140
West Central Illinois	$45,910	50

IN

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Indianapolis, IN	$59,680	2,330
Indiana	$58,900	5,450
Michigan City, IN	$50,690	80
Southern Indiana	$49,990	210
Terre Haute, IN	$48,890	150
Evansville, IN	$48,160	510
Northern Indiana	$46,060	270
Central Indiana	$44,510	160
Elkhart, IN	$44,270	300
South Bend, IN-MI	$42,210	200
Fort Wayne, IN	$39,680	90

KS

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Kansas	$49,290	1,800
Wichita, KS	$48,190	360
Kansas	$48,070	590
Manhattan, KS	$36,040	50

KY

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$68,360	980
Elizabethtown, KY	$67,510	240
Bowling Green, KY	$65,160	160
Central Kentucky	$63,500	400
Kentucky	$63,380	3,580
West Kentucky	$61,690	590
South Central Kentucky	$49,800	180
Paducah, KY-IL	$49,700	270
Lexington, KY	$44,470	270

LA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Baton Rouge, LA	$98,790	2,840
New Orleans, LA	$78,930	1,210
Louisiana	$77,250	7,920
Lake Charles, LA	$71,740	2,050
Central Louisiana	$62,140	170
Northeast Louisiana	$50,400	110
Hammond, LA	$45,910	40
Shreveport, LA	$45,110	230
Lafayette, LA	$31,500	160

MA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Springfield, MA	$62,280	80
Boston, MA-NH	$49,610	2,080
Massachusetts	$49,420	3,200
Worcester, MA	$45,700	700

MD

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Maryland	$61,190	1,150
Baltimore, MD	$53,980	320
Salisbury, MD	$50,020	50
Hagerstown, MD-WV	$48,860	110
Maryland	$48,230	130

ME

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Southwest Maine	$55,380	50
Lewiston, ME	$54,250	40
Maine	$52,150	220
Portland, ME	$49,320	110

MI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Midland, MI	$81,270	430
Detroit, MI	$51,980	1,300
Michigan	$49,450	4,910
Southern Michigan	$48,940	760
Jackson, MI	$48,570	180
Grand Rapids, MI	$48,160	580
Kalamazoo, MI	$48,010	660
Muskegon, MI	$47,430	170
Mid Michigan	$47,160	250
Ann Arbor, MI	$46,820	100
Northern Michigan	$46,630	60
Niles, MI	$44,750	50
Lansing, MI	$40,720	120

MN

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Southwest Minnesota	$52,140	100
Minneapolis, MN-WI	$50,560	800
Minnesota	$50,320	1,150
Duluth, MN-WI	$48,650	50
Southeast Minnesota	$48,240	140
Rochester, MN	$42,680	40

MO

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Joplin, MO-KS	$65,590	120
Kansas City, MO-KS	$52,040	1,320
Central Missouri	$51,160	40
Missouri	$50,420	2,590
St. Louis, MO-IL	$50,420	1,210
Southwest Missouri	$49,000	50
Springfield, MO	$48,630	40
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$48,310	170
Southeast Missouri	$45,410	130

MS

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Gulfport, MS	$79,470	280
Upper East Mississippi	$64,820	180
Hattiesburg, MS	$63,640	50
Mississippi	$57,020	950
Jackson, MS	$51,790	150
Lower East Mississippi	$47,610	90
West Delta Mississippi	$36,220	50
Lower West Mississippi	$35,230	50

NC

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Durham, NC	$60,840	300
Wilmington, NC	$60,840	140
Raleigh, NC	$60,650	200
Charlotte, NC-SC	$58,160	1,090
North Carolina	$53,380	2,560
Western North Carolina	$51,690	60
Greensboro, NC	$51,110	540
Eastern North Carolina	$49,990	180
Central North Carolina	$48,570	160
Winston, NC	$46,980	130
Hickory, NC	$45,250	—
Greenville, NC	$45,200	280

NE

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Northeast Nebraska	$60,000	180
South Nebraska	$59,210	270
Grand Island, NE	$54,480	60
Nebraska	$49,510	1,750
Omaha, NE-IA	$45,010	570
Lincoln, NE	$43,770	670

NH

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
New Hampshire	$53,890	90
Manchester, NH	$52,790	50

NJ

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Trenton, NJ	$53,880	170
New Jersey	$49,700	8,710

NM

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
New Mexico	$51,680	150
Albuquerque, NM	$43,670	60

NV

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Nevada	$45,560	70
Las Vegas, NV	$40,650	50

NY

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Central East New York	$63,400	330
Albany, NY	$63,140	410
Buffalo, NY	$61,040	700
Southwest New York	$61,010	100
Glens Falls, NY	$60,770	40
Kiryas Joel, NY	$60,360	90
Capital/Northern New York	$57,580	40
Rochester, NY	$52,460	630
New York	$52,380	4,550
Utica, NY	$52,380	60
New York, NY-NJ	$48,210	9,310
Syracuse, NY	$46,610	110

OH

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Eastern Ohio	$68,420	540
Akron, OH	$59,170	560
Lima, OH	$59,120	230
West Northwestern Ohio	$59,050	250
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$58,910	1,960
Cleveland, OH	$58,850	1,970
Dayton, OH	$58,680	300
Ohio	$58,240	7,980
Columbus, OH	$58,090	1,190
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$57,370	370
Sandusky, OH	$57,240	100
Toledo, OH	$57,130	350
Southern Ohio	$47,220	310
Canton, OH	$47,120	140

OK

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Tulsa, OK	$61,360	210
Northwest Oklahoma	$58,520	190
Northeast Oklahoma	$56,110	170
Oklahoma	$49,480	930
Oklahoma City, OK	$44,730	260
Southeast Oklahoma	$38,480	50

OR

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Coast Oregon	$67,050	30
Eugene, OR	$61,500	140
Portland, OR-WA	$55,840	680
Oregon	$55,710	1,040
Medford, OR	$51,890	50
Albany, OR	$50,830	70
Bend, OR	$49,090	80
Salem, OR	$49,040	60

PA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Northeastern Pennsylvania	$61,370	410
Lancaster, PA	$58,210	180
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$58,110	3,340
Allentown, PA-NJ	$55,370	650
Pittsburgh, PA	$51,210	840
Northwestern Pennsylvania	$50,620	150
Pennsylvania	$50,170	5,420
Harrisburg, PA	$49,150	30
Central Pennsylvania	$46,480	230
Reading, PA	$45,960	260
York, PA	$45,720	270
Southwestern Pennsylvania	$45,410	40
Scranton, PA	$44,240	210

PR

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
San Juan, PR	$37,620	1,950

RI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Rhode Island	$61,260	300
Providence, RI-MA	$57,030	430

SC

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Greenville, SC	$61,340	840
Northeastern South Carolina	$58,650	110
Columbia, SC	$56,580	510
South Carolina	$56,580	3,710
Northwestern South Carolina	$56,350	320
Spartanburg, SC	$56,230	490
Charleston, SC	$53,070	370
Florence, SC	$48,320	140
Southern South Carolina	$46,710	150
Sumter, SC	$44,530	100

SD

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$47,720	70
South Dakota	$47,060	180
East South Dakota	$46,740	110

TN

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Johnson City, TN	$59,090	190
Tennessee	$59,090	4,170
Clarksville, TN-KY	$56,960	80
Nashville, TN	$55,980	390
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$54,250	620
Knoxville, TN	$50,070	180
Morristown, TN	$48,420	100
East Tennessee	$47,780	210
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$45,650	220
West Tennessee	$44,730	350

TX

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Beaumont, TX	$98,410	1,140
Houston, TX	$81,540	6,930
Coastal Plains Region of Texas	$80,430	780
Northwestern Region of Texas	$78,340	390
Corpus Christi, TX	$77,310	180
Texas	$59,930	16,190
Texarkana, TX-AR	$59,490	—
Victoria, TX	$55,080	80
Eastern Region of Texas	$54,030	140
Killeen, TX	$53,180	60
Midland, TX	$52,920	50
North Region of Texas	$50,650	500
Hill Country Region of Texas	$50,630	190
Lubbock, TX	$47,320	100
Dallas, TX	$45,750	2,850
Austin, TX	$45,090	840
Tyler, TX	$39,500	40
Waco, TX	$37,260	240
San Antonio, TX	$36,430	430

UT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
High Desert Utah	$57,560	90
Ogden, UT	$44,510	270
Salt Lake City, UT	$44,390	440
Utah	$39,110	1,500
Provo, UT	$37,200	480
Logan, UT-ID	$35,820	110
St. George, UT	$34,770	230

VA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
West Virginia	$63,980	1,400
Northern West Virginia	$63,750	260
Lynchburg, VA	$60,200	70
Richmond, VA	$57,720	720
Virginia	$57,250	1,670
Roanoke, VA	$48,770	30
Blacksburg, VA	$48,380	250

VT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Vermont	$48,610	—

WA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Longview, WA	$80,890	170
Kennewick, WA	$74,450	130
Spokane, WA	$65,240	280
Washington	$65,240	1,800
Seattle, WA	$65,120	690
Eastern Washington	$61,860	80

WI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Sheboygan, WI	$60,120	340
Kenosha, WI	$59,260	120
Oshkosh, WI	$50,220	70
Janesville, WI	$49,150	140
Western Wisconsin	$49,150	60
Wisconsin	$49,150	2,730
South Central Wisconsin	$48,950	110
Milwaukee, WI	$48,050	650
Madison, WI	$47,790	620
Northeastern Wisconsin	$47,310	110
Appleton, WI	$47,280	50
Wausau, WI	$46,610	50
Green Bay, WI	$44,340	60

WV

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Charleston, WV	$77,670	280
Parkersburg, WV	$64,560	390
Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$59,070	210

WY

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Wyoming	$85,480	310
Eastern Wyoming	$48,660	40