Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$57,090

National average

Salary Range

$37,270 – $88,460

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Baton Rouge, LA$98,790$49,660$119,240
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$98,410$39,450$106,730
Wyoming$85,480$49,120$98,410
Mobile, AL$82,090$45,060$93,410
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$81,540$36,880$105,900
Midland, MI$81,270$45,800$85,270
Longview-Kelso, WA$80,890$52,370$105,640
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$80,430$40,390$98,640
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$79,560$45,290$86,730
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$79,470$32,480$82,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$78,930$47,430$107,940
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$78,340$38,900$104,370
Decatur, AL$77,730$60,410$95,190
Corpus Christi, TX$77,310$34,960$103,640
Louisiana$77,250$47,230$108,020
Kennewick-Richland, WA$74,450$47,040$88,890
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$74,290$29,640$74,290
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$73,800$45,650$95,300
Alabama$72,900$35,400$93,110
Lake Charles, LA$71,740$47,610$102,290
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$70,710$50,630$107,350
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$68,700$41,410$85,280
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$68,420$50,000$94,990
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$68,360$38,940$93,350
Grand Junction, CO$68,060$36,500$93,990
Champaign-Urbana, IL$67,210$45,430$79,080
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$67,050$43,950$92,090
Joplin, MO-KS$65,590$37,090$71,160
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$65,240$50,590$99,860
Washington$65,240$46,350$99,860
Bowling Green, KY$65,160$40,700$101,720
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$65,120$47,440$84,620
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$64,820$29,010$78,800
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$64,770$43,210$87,800
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$64,590$38,970$92,320
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$64,560$61,910$89,710
Illinois$64,270$43,760$88,020
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$64,100$38,270$67,800
West Virginia$63,980$45,710$92,160
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$63,930$40,500$76,070
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$63,750$45,070$90,090
Hattiesburg, MS$63,640$30,620$74,940
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$63,400$37,680$77,140
Kentucky$63,380$38,670$93,270
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$63,140$44,380$79,080
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$63,020$46,890$81,290
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$62,450$32,760$79,180
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$62,140$42,860$93,580
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$61,860$43,280$75,260
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$61,690$36,800$93,260
Eugene-Springfield, OR$61,500$39,610$76,300
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$61,370$44,840$71,000
Tulsa, OK$61,360$37,320$82,310
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$61,340$43,580$73,210
Peoria, IL$61,300$51,650$77,680
Rhode Island$61,260$34,740$99,880
Maryland$61,190$41,130$90,060
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$61,140$46,270$87,370
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$61,130$47,640$62,410
Delaware$61,070$50,010$79,700
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$61,040$36,980$77,800
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$61,010$39,580$75,840
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$60,840$43,970$80,580
Wilmington, NC$60,840$41,710$80,580
Glens Falls, NY$60,770$41,280$78,210
Raleigh-Cary, NC$60,650$45,430$76,610
Ames, IA$60,490$50,360$74,320
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$60,360$42,780$71,410
Lynchburg, VA$60,200$41,150$81,590
Sheboygan, WI$60,120$43,040$78,520
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$60,000$47,370$62,700
Texas$59,930$35,760$104,150
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$59,680$45,940$68,670
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$59,470$37,780$79,310
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$59,340$47,130$72,430
Kenosha, WI$59,260$49,640$69,890
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$59,210$44,010$63,420
Akron, OH$59,170$45,520$71,310
Lima, OH$59,120$52,380$93,210
Tennessee$59,090$37,670$85,350
Johnson City, TN$59,090$38,970$79,260
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$59,070$37,700$90,760
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$59,050$47,150$87,780
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$58,910$46,240$80,380
Indiana$58,900$37,940$65,210
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$58,880$40,070$66,970
Cleveland, OH$58,850$46,990$79,270
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area$58,740$46,520$75,250
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$58,680$40,730$78,150
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$58,650$39,060$68,960
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$58,520$37,510$76,130
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$58,360$38,340$69,230
Ohio$58,240$45,040$78,320
Lancaster, PA$58,210$37,710$80,800
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$58,160$43,800$75,790
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$58,110$38,400$81,380
Columbus, OH$58,090$41,320$75,820
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$57,860$37,610$70,950
Richmond, VA$57,720$46,750$78,480
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$57,660$37,430$73,740
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$57,580$45,700$63,220
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$57,560$38,830$83,940
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$57,370$45,040$82,900
Virginia$57,250$43,350$75,270
California$57,150$38,600$79,760
Toledo, OH$57,130$48,450$71,950
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$57,110$48,910$79,700
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$57,090$44,330$82,270
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$57,030$34,740$99,880
Mississippi$57,020$30,060$82,750
Clarksville, TN-KY$56,960$40,130$78,620
South Carolina$56,580$39,470$74,640
Columbia, SC$56,580$38,230$75,170
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$56,350$45,910$71,040
Spartanburg, SC$56,230$44,680$74,020
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$56,110$34,980$75,800
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$55,980$35,360$84,400
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$55,840$44,510$70,320
Oregon$55,710$42,680$72,050
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$55,510$37,680$75,090
Connecticut$55,400$35,220$81,180
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$55,380$44,690$60,910
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$55,370$35,570$78,900
Iowa$55,030$46,370$79,460
Hawaii$54,740$44,090$63,960
Savannah, GA$54,580$39,680$78,140
Grand Island, NE$54,480$40,490$61,880
Arkansas$54,410$40,500$76,070
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$54,280$44,640$93,030
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$54,250$42,020$74,120
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$54,250$35,440$84,690
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$54,030$37,440$78,320
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$53,980$40,650$78,130
New Hampshire$53,890$42,120$62,050
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$53,880$35,470$68,670
North Carolina$53,380$41,610$76,610
Killeen-Temple, TX$53,180$29,730$98,130
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$53,070$40,040$78,470
Midland, TX$52,920$35,190$104,450
Manchester-Nashua, NH$52,790$46,020$58,590
Rochester, NY$52,460$44,450$70,200
Utica-Rome, NY$52,380$40,260$60,210
New York$52,380$37,410$76,780
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$52,350$40,220$77,280
Greeley, CO$52,300$39,400$82,650
Maine$52,150$40,500$72,750
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$52,140$40,770$66,320
Kansas City, MO-KS$52,040$38,860$80,760
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$51,980$39,620$81,890
Medford, OR$51,890$44,740$62,500
Jackson, MS$51,790$31,340$61,680
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$51,690$37,650$65,090
New Mexico$51,680$30,820$102,370
Pittsburgh, PA$51,210$36,250$85,480
Boulder, CO$51,210$46,840$63,280
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$51,160$36,790$65,010
Greensboro-High Point, NC$51,110$43,420$62,150
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$50,910$34,620$63,390
Albany, OR$50,830$40,400$73,050
Colorado$50,810$42,320$79,730
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$50,700$46,040$57,770
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$50,650$35,520$63,710
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$50,630$34,610$64,400
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$50,620$39,230$80,060
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$50,560$41,600$69,760
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$50,450$38,350$76,740
St. Louis, MO-IL$50,420$36,780$75,540
Missouri$50,420$36,810$75,290
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$50,400$27,060$70,300
Idaho$50,330$36,850$104,030
Minnesota$50,320$40,500$66,650
Huntsville, AL$50,320$32,070$80,540
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$50,220$41,160$63,760
Pennsylvania$50,170$36,720$77,680
Gainesville, GA$50,070$34,940$73,410
Knoxville, TN$50,070$36,290$78,630
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$49,990$39,310$61,510
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$49,990$34,360$79,840
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$49,800$31,760$70,210
Paducah, KY-IL$49,700$42,830$91,180
New Jersey$49,700$34,090$77,150
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$49,650$44,980$82,840
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$49,610$40,220$73,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$49,550$37,770$80,900
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$49,510$37,120$65,930
Nebraska$49,510$38,920$62,890
Oklahoma$49,480$35,050$79,250
Michigan$49,450$38,860$81,270
Massachusetts$49,420$37,970$74,990
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$49,340$42,320$72,350
Portland-South Portland, ME$49,320$38,410$72,760
Kansas$49,290$35,490$79,970
New Haven, CT$49,260$36,700$77,470
Wisconsin$49,150$37,670$69,310
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$49,150$36,500$72,880
Janesville-Beloit, WI$49,150$36,780$63,530
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$49,150$37,650$62,480
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$49,120$37,090$74,600
Bend, OR$49,090$43,430$69,420
Salem, OR$49,040$38,610$63,580
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$49,000$35,060$76,950
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$48,950$37,120$63,350
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$48,940$46,210$77,270
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$48,940$37,510$77,600
Terre Haute, IN$48,890$40,750$73,140
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$48,860$37,290$72,040
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$48,780$37,090$75,810
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$48,680$36,830$102,890
Duluth, MN-WI$48,650$39,280$66,650
Springfield, MO$48,630$37,030$100,860
Vermont$48,610$37,680$63,030
Jackson, MI$48,570$46,880$60,880
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$48,570$38,130$70,860
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$48,380$44,610$64,650
Florence, SC$48,320$36,800$56,970
St. Joseph, MO-KS$48,310$42,680$63,600
Stockton-Lodi, CA$48,300$36,260$78,560
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$48,240$39,180$62,400
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$48,230$39,110$59,480
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$48,210$34,880$76,980
Wichita, KS$48,190$36,880$78,890
Evansville, IN$48,160$36,260$62,860
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$48,160$38,150$77,610
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$48,070$35,490$92,870
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$48,050$38,660$71,770
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$48,010$47,800$77,790
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$47,980$38,600$82,920
Modesto, CA$47,940$36,290$76,690
Madison, WI$47,790$43,720$70,250
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$47,780$37,010$73,660
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$47,720$46,790$58,290
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$47,610$29,260$63,610
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$47,550$34,950$77,350
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$47,430$37,040$74,350
Georgia$47,380$30,500$74,120
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$47,380$31,240$70,510
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$47,340$43,410$66,000
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$47,310$36,940$59,840
Appleton, WI$47,280$38,790$69,350
Canton-Massillon, OH$47,120$35,150$61,420
South Dakota$47,060$42,400$56,430
Valdosta, GA$46,950$37,140$62,190
Fresno, CA$46,940$34,740$59,530
Ann Arbor, MI$46,820$39,120$80,370
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$46,820$29,910$59,250
Florida$46,790$35,910$67,800
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$46,740$40,950$49,910
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$46,710$37,200$71,870
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$46,660$35,780$64,970
Syracuse, NY$46,610$32,110$82,730
Wausau, WI$46,610$33,880$61,970
Jacksonville, FL$46,500$34,760$77,140
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$46,480$29,880$77,270
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$46,170$40,920$60,730
Arizona$46,110$36,940$75,210
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$46,060$32,820$62,120
Reading, PA$45,960$36,080$63,070
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$45,910$40,300$78,540
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$45,750$35,130$96,140
Birmingham, AL$45,720$31,640$63,380
York-Hanover, PA$45,720$30,320$60,880
Worcester, MA$45,700$37,260$64,230
Tucson, AZ$45,650$37,120$78,780
Chattanooga, TN-GA$45,650$31,550$77,530
Nevada$45,560$30,390$63,130
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$45,410$28,710$60,480
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$45,090$37,220$72,130
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$45,080$36,970$74,290
Omaha, NE-IA$45,010$38,920$62,130
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$44,860$35,090$68,710
Tuscaloosa, AL$44,800$37,100$86,520
Oklahoma City, OK$44,730$30,790$62,440
Visalia, CA$44,570$35,240$57,710
Ogden, UT$44,510$34,980$64,390
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$44,510$35,930$58,580
Lexington-Fayette, KY$44,470$38,240$64,380
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$44,390$36,050$61,380
Green Bay, WI$44,340$36,780$64,040
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$44,270$37,230$61,720
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$44,240$32,790$79,360
Dalton, GA$44,020$29,850$72,600
Gainesville, FL$43,860$35,060$61,420
Lincoln, NE$43,770$39,600$62,890
Albuquerque, NM$43,670$30,820$67,390
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$43,350$35,220$73,230
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$42,800$35,360$67,270
Rochester, MN$42,680$37,870$49,370
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$42,540$32,300$59,490
Albany, GA$42,240$29,550$57,530
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$42,210$34,000$64,910
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$42,190$28,710$65,860
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$41,330$30,720$64,220
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$40,720$37,970$61,930
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$40,650$29,390$61,530
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$40,640$30,490$50,100
Fort Wayne, IN$39,680$37,130$59,620
Tyler, TX$39,500$31,830$64,260
Athens-Clarke County, GA$39,490$27,370$52,640
Utah$39,110$31,450$61,380
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$38,480$32,250$44,690
Rome, GA$38,410$31,180$57,680
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$37,620$23,310$51,980
Puerto Rico$37,430$23,050$51,980
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$37,200$30,400$59,410
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$36,220$29,590$44,990
Logan, UT-ID$35,820$35,820$60,430
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$35,230$28,190$61,970
Lafayette, LA$31,500$24,990$98,480

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders make?β–Ύ

The median annual salary for a Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders is $57,090, with a typical range of $37,270 – $88,460 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders?β–Ύ

Entry-level Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders positions typically start around $37,270 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenderss earn the most?β–Ύ

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenderss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.