Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary by City

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Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Northeast Minnesota $77,690 40
Topeka, KS $74,270 110
Duluth, MN-WI $73,400 80
Southwest Maine $69,920 60
Southeast-Central Idaho $69,670 310
Fayetteville, NC $67,500 100

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $34,410 80
      Anchorage, AK $34,210 —
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Decatur, AL $62,510 110
      Southwest Alabama $57,140 210
      Tuscaloosa, AL $51,490 230
      Mobile, AL $50,240 160
      Huntsville, AL $47,910 100
      Birmingham, AL $46,490 450
      Alabama $45,510 2,340
      Montgomery, AL $43,780 110
      Florence, AL $40,610 80
      Northwest Alabama $40,580 110
      Northeast Alabama $39,550 420
      Southeast Alabama $37,810 50
      Dothan, AL $37,770 30
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jonesboro, AR $49,440 170
      South Arkansas $49,130 130
      Little Rock, AR $47,850 190
      Arkansas $45,250 1,080
      Fayetteville, AR $41,720 210
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $40,190 100
      West Arkansas $40,120 60
      North Arkansas $39,560 40
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tucson, AZ $54,780 100
      Arizona $46,370 1,380
      Phoenix, AZ $46,350 1,200
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $45,020 40
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sacramento, CA $67,410 350
      Bakersfield, CA $62,050 160
      Salinas, CA $61,010 70
      San Francisco, CA $59,850 630
      San Luis Obispo, CA $58,570 40
      Modesto, CA $58,290 130
      Merced, CA $56,910 40
      Vallejo, CA $55,530 160
      San Jose, CA $55,390 220
      Santa Rosa, CA $52,790 110
      Santa Maria, CA $52,360 50
      Stockton, CA $49,540 170
      California $47,840 6,860
      Riverside, CA $47,580 690
      Santa Cruz, CA $46,910 30
      Fresno, CA $46,410 290
      Visalia, CA $46,160 80
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $45,960 40
      Los Angeles, CA $45,580 2,410
      San Diego, CA $45,420 480
      North Coast Region of California $45,360 50
      Oxnard, CA $44,140 170
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Collins, CO $47,590 30
      Grand Junction, CO $46,320 40
      Denver, CO $46,220 240
      Colorado $45,340 530
      Greeley, CO $45,180 60
      Boulder, CO $42,000 100
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Haven, CT $66,340 70
      Connecticut $64,850 40
      Bridgeport, CT $59,010 90
      Waterbury, CT $48,380 30
      Connecticut $46,020 400
      Hartford, CT $42,830 120
      Norwich, CT $38,330 70
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $57,640 490
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sussex Delaware $50,170 40
      Delaware $46,270 160
      Dover, DE $37,440 40
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Pensacola, FL $52,290 80
      Naples, FL $48,820 30
      Miami, FL $48,500 830
      Palm Bay, FL $47,560 40
      North Port, FL $47,310 70
      Cape Coral, FL $46,830 90
      Jacksonville, FL $46,780 260
      Florida $46,630 3,390
      Lakeland, FL $46,630 290
      North Florida $46,430 110
      Deltona, FL $46,100 60
      Wildwood, FL $45,590 30
      Port St. Lucie, FL $45,200 70
      Tampa, FL $45,020 500
      Orlando, FL $44,640 480
      South Florida $43,160 70
      Ocala, FL $40,150 60
      Tallahassee, FL $40,020 70
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rome, GA $49,650 90
      Atlanta, GA $47,600 1,860
      Columbus, GA-AL $45,910 130
      Georgia $45,820 3,960
      Savannah, GA $45,820 340
      Athens, GA $45,810 60
      Gainesville, GA $45,160 180
      Macon, GA $44,460 70
      Dalton, GA $42,960 220
      Valdosta, GA $41,110 80
      South Georgia $38,880 220
      North Georgia $37,940 230
      Middle Georgia $37,300 160
      East Georgia $35,560 50
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ames, IA $53,530 90
      Des Moines, IA $50,220 300
      Cedar Rapids, IA $48,580 160
      Iowa City, IA $48,290 90
      Waterloo, IA $47,630 60
      Iowa $46,480 2,320
      Southeast Iowa $46,480 580
      Davenport, IA-IL $46,470 180
      Northeast Iowa $46,020 230
      Southwest Iowa $46,020 100
      Northwest Iowa $45,510 420
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $45,360 120
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast-Central Idaho $69,670 310
      Northwestern Idaho $50,970 40
      Idaho $45,160 760
      Idaho Falls, ID $43,740 60
      Twin Falls, ID $43,100 110
      Boise City, ID $36,820 200
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Springfield, IL $54,840 40
      South Illinois $53,760 470
      Rockford, IL $51,400 180
      Chicago, IL-IN $50,340 5,550
      Peoria, IL $49,030 170
      Champaign, IL $48,520 150
      Illinois $48,420 7,900
      Kankakee, IL $47,160 190
      East Central Illinois $46,100 320
      Northwest Illinois $45,530 350
      West Central Illinois $45,190 330
      Bloomington, IL $40,860 30
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Elkhart, IN $50,830 290
      Northern Indiana $48,570 350
      Indianapolis, IN $48,340 770
      Indiana $48,220 3,760
      South Bend, IN-MI $48,130 100
      Terre Haute, IN $47,930 140
      Evansville, IN $46,450 410
      Fort Wayne, IN $46,120 290
      Southern Indiana $45,800 180
      Central Indiana $45,610 250
      Michigan City, IN $44,640 140
      Columbus, IN $44,530 30
      Lafayette, IN $40,770 100
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Topeka, KS $74,270 110
      Kansas $47,450 1,510
      Wichita, KS $47,400 290
      Lawrence, KS $45,760 60
      Kansas $45,030 530
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Paducah, KY-IL $52,180 50
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $50,710 480
      Central Kentucky $49,780 150
      Kentucky $48,890 1,980
      Elizabethtown, KY $48,470 30
      West Kentucky $48,270 270
      South Central Kentucky $47,740 350
      Owensboro, KY $47,220 60
      East Kentucky $45,300 40
      Lexington, KY $44,920 110
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $52,990 330
      Louisiana $49,290 760
      New Orleans, LA $45,540 150
      Lafayette, LA $43,610 30
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $57,340 210
      Massachusetts $48,970 460
      Worcester, MA $48,970 120
      Springfield, MA $42,350 30
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $53,990 240
      Baltimore, MD $51,530 920
      Maryland $51,530 1,230
      Maryland $49,470 30
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Maine $69,920 60
      Northeast Maine $59,320 60
      Maine $52,650 250
      Portland, ME $47,960 80
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Michigan $49,340 110
      Grand Rapids, MI $47,760 710
      Flint, MI $47,640 50
      Niles, MI $46,810 40
      Mid Michigan $46,590 130
      Detroit, MI $45,720 1,170
      Michigan $45,690 3,080
      Kalamazoo, MI $43,700 110
      Southern Michigan $43,650 190
      Lansing, MI $40,480 80
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $39,250 50
      Ann Arbor, MI $33,840 160
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Minnesota $77,690 40
      Duluth, MN-WI $73,400 80
      Southwest Minnesota $63,550 140
      Mankato, MN $59,710 —
      Northwest Minnesota $58,690 90
      Minnesota $51,460 1,480
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $50,950 770
      Southeast Minnesota $49,260 180
      Rochester, MN $48,530 60
      St. Cloud, MN $44,740 90
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Missouri $64,310 230
      Columbia, MO $58,600 60
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $56,440 50
      Kansas City, MO-KS $49,040 730
      Southwest Missouri $48,840 380
      St. Louis, MO-IL $48,550 960
      Missouri $48,280 2,460
      North Missouri $48,150 270
      Central Missouri $47,950 100
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $46,920 140
      Springfield, MO $46,560 90
      Joplin, MO-KS $46,320 110
      Jefferson City, MO $42,260 60
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $51,320 200
      Upper East Mississippi $46,030 280
      Mississippi $44,260 1,030
      West Delta Mississippi $41,150 80
      Lower West Mississippi $41,030 60
      Jackson, MS $40,360 140
      Lower East Mississippi $39,000 120
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Billings, MT $37,630 50
      Montana $37,630 180
      West Montana $35,780 40
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, NC $67,500 100
      Greensboro, NC $54,390 620
      Asheville, NC $48,260 90
      Raleigh, NC $48,030 240
      Durham, NC $47,450 80
      Charlotte, NC-SC $46,540 1,200
      Central North Carolina $46,340 420
      Wilmington, NC $46,320 90
      Goldsboro, NC $46,220 120
      North Carolina $46,220 4,020
      Greenville, NC $45,400 40
      Winston, NC $44,870 320
      Hickory, NC $44,490 230
      Rocky Mount, NC $40,000 160
      Western North Carolina $37,930 130
      Eastern North Carolina $37,890 210
      Burlington, NC $36,820 50
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West North Dakota $54,720 100
      East North Dakota $50,960 50
      North Dakota $47,310 290
      Fargo, ND-MN $46,530 90
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Island, NE $48,510 50
      Northwest Nebraska $45,960 50
      Omaha, NE-IA $45,370 410
      Northeast Nebraska $45,080 180
      Lincoln, NE $44,230 50
      Nebraska $44,230 930
      South Nebraska $39,330 260
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $50,290 290
      Northern New Hampshire $50,290 130
      Manchester, NH $50,130 50
      Central New Hampshire $48,830 40
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlantic City, NJ $59,640 40
      Vineland, NJ $59,170 80
      Trenton, NJ $59,070 40
      New Jersey $58,850 2,170
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern New Mexico $40,260 130
      Albuquerque, NM $36,330 190
      New Mexico $36,330 460
      Las Cruces, NM $28,760 90
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Balance of Nevada $51,540 40
      Las Vegas, NV $49,380 250
      Nevada $48,290 440
      Reno, NV $45,410 130
      Carson City, NV $44,040 30
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albany, NY $56,380 340
      Glens Falls, NY $56,180 40
      Watertown, NY $55,780 50
      Southwest New York $52,590 470
      New York, NY-NJ $52,310 3,370
      Buffalo, NY $51,710 590
      Capital/Northern New York $51,600 130
      Rochester, NY $49,970 330
      New York $49,480 4,550
      Syracuse, NY $47,630 100
      Binghamton, NY $47,510 50
      Central East New York $47,490 270
      Kiryas Joel, NY $46,910 210
      Utica, NY $46,900 90
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lima, OH $49,660 120
      Columbus, OH $49,330 650
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $49,260 1,510
      Canton, OH $48,490 120
      Cleveland, OH $48,210 1,380
      Eastern Ohio $47,960 230
      Dayton, OH $47,650 180
      Ohio $47,550 5,840
      Southern Ohio $47,020 170
      Akron, OH $46,440 420
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $46,420 550
      Mansfield, OH $45,990 30
      Toledo, OH $45,370 290
      West Northwestern Ohio $44,730 350
      Sandusky, OH $44,550 60
      Youngstown, OH $44,530 60
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Enid, OK $64,040 70
      Tulsa, OK $46,220 270
      Northwest Oklahoma $45,630 100
      Oklahoma $45,030 1,240
      Oklahoma City, OK $45,030 320
      Northeast Oklahoma $44,570 100
      Southwest Oklahoma $36,110 30
      Southeast Oklahoma $33,940 240
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bend, OR $58,080 50
      Portland, OR-WA $51,510 660
      Salem, OR $51,080 110
      Oregon $49,860 1,010
      Albany, OR $47,360 40
      Eugene, OR $46,320 110
      Coast Oregon $46,060 40
      Eastern Oregon $46,060 50
      Medford, OR $45,860 40
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Johnstown, PA $57,430 30
      Reading, PA $53,470 440
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $53,130 260
      Allentown, PA-NJ $51,600 510
      Harrisburg, PA $51,010 180
      Pittsburgh, PA $50,560 630
      Scranton, PA $50,500 200
      Lancaster, PA $50,010 350
      Pennsylvania $49,600 4,930
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $49,440 1,430
      Chambersburg, PA $48,860 80
      York, PA $48,770 230
      Gettysburg, PA $48,280 90
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $47,180 80
      Lebanon, PA $46,950 80
      Williamsport, PA $45,610 50
      Altoona, PA $45,530 100
      Erie, PA $45,230 60
      Central Pennsylvania $45,020 270
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $43,210 130
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Puerto Rico $29,400 30
      San Juan, PR $27,730 550
      Arecibo, PR $27,410 40
      Ponce, PR $20,590 60
      Mayaguez, PR $19,930 60
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $48,710 220
      Providence, RI-MA $46,800 340
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sumter, SC $51,150 150
      Northwestern South Carolina $50,050 110
      Greenville, SC $49,920 940
      South Carolina $49,870 2,860
      Charleston, SC $48,100 280
      Northeastern South Carolina $47,220 70
      Spartanburg, SC $46,730 210
      Columbia, SC $45,120 240
      Southern South Carolina $35,470 50
      Myrtle Beach, SC $30,780 50
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $43,610 140
      East South Dakota $41,700 130
      South Dakota $41,700 380
      West South Dakota $41,280 40
      Rapid City, SD $29,000 40
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East Tennessee $48,640 50
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $47,820 510
      Jackson, TN $47,260 90
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $46,870 190
      West Tennessee $46,810 190
      Nashville, TN $45,840 520
      Tennessee $45,560 2,180
      South Central Tennessee $44,170 90
      Clarksville, TN-KY $44,080 150
      Knoxville, TN $43,490 190
      North Central Tennessee $42,520 140
      Kingsport, TN-VA $42,390 120
      Morristown, TN $39,090 80
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Midland, TX $57,490 —
      Odessa, TX $48,290 190
      Brownsville, TX $47,300 110
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $46,780 180
      Hill Country Region of Texas $46,780 190
      Northwestern Region of Texas $46,780 460
      Eastern Region of Texas $45,270 70
      Waco, TX $44,920 170
      Austin, TX $44,190 340
      Texas $42,210 9,150
      Amarillo, TX $41,970 80
      Longview, TX $41,720 60
      Dallas, TX $41,560 2,940
      Houston, TX $41,010 2,170
      Beaumont, TX $40,610 180
      Sherman, TX $40,020 50
      San Antonio, TX $39,670 580
      Victoria, TX $38,340 50
      Lubbock, TX $38,170 60
      Tyler, TX $37,700 50
      Killeen, TX $36,550 50
      North Region of Texas $36,340 250
      Wichita Falls, TX $35,850 60
      El Paso, TX $35,480 150
      McAllen, TX $34,820 60
      College Station, TX $31,930 30
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $51,900 50
      Logan, UT-ID $48,190 80
      High Desert Utah $47,760 90
      Ogden, UT $45,370 290
      Utah $44,920 1,630
      Provo, UT $44,780 540
      Salt Lake City, UT $43,180 550
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Staunton, VA $63,770 80
      Southside Virginia $56,610 210
      Richmond, VA $51,910 370
      Northwest Virginia $51,090 60
      Virginia $50,270 2,000
      Charlottesville, VA $48,690 30
      Roanoke, VA $48,260 180
      West Virginia $47,110 750
      Blacksburg, VA $46,650 90
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $45,710 190
      Winchester, VA-WV $45,470 50
      Harrisonburg, VA $45,050 40
      Northern West Virginia $44,640 70
      Northeast Virginia $44,050 30
      Southwest Virginia $42,300 100
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Vermont $52,010 30
      Vermont $48,880 280
      Burlington, VT $48,800 200
      Northern Vermont $48,050 50
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Spokane, WA $61,640 120
      Seattle, WA $59,570 1,020
      Washington $54,040 2,110
      Olympia, WA $53,290 30
      Mount Vernon, WA $50,050 40
      Western Washington $48,740 110
      Kennewick, WA $48,450 190
      Longview, WA $48,450 90
      Bellingham, WA $48,090 60
      Eastern Washington $47,950 130
      Yakima, WA $47,340 110
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wausau, WI $66,960 210
      Appleton, WI $63,380 210
      Oshkosh, WI $61,280 150
      Kenosha, WI $60,510 140
      Eau Claire, WI $60,010 70
      Green Bay, WI $55,180 460
      Wisconsin $53,600 3,520
      Northeastern Wisconsin $51,490 210
      Janesville, WI $51,450 70
      Madison, WI $50,060 270
      Milwaukee, WI $49,980 640
      Western Wisconsin $49,610 170
      Sheboygan, WI $48,690 100
      South Central Wisconsin $48,010 230
      Racine, WI $47,350 320
      Northwestern Wisconsin $39,790 30
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wheeling, WV-OH $61,010 60
      Charleston, WV $49,250 50
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $42,750 340
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Wyoming $58,140 60
      Western Wyoming $57,910 70
      Wyoming $57,500 210
      Cheyenne, WY $56,840 50