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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders salaries across 47 states

$58,894
National Average (Median)
$101,590
Highest: Wyoming
$39,020
Lowest: Utah

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Salary by State

Compare Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$39,020
$101,590

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $80,330 AZ $45,790 AR $64,440 CA $58,300 CO $50,370 CT $58,490 DE $63,200 FL $44,360 GA $49,660 HI $47,840 ID $77,100 IL $61,940 IN $56,800 IA $57,550 KS $54,890 KY $57,530 LA $78,580 ME $57,240 MD $59,850 MA $56,920 MI $50,060 MN $53,340 MS $64,360 MO $50,640 MT $79,570 NE $59,750 NV $58,520 NH $49,440 NJ $56,500 NM $60,910 NY $49,640 NC $49,650 OH $60,550 OK $50,160 OR $56,510 PA $56,630 RI $69,630 SC $56,240 SD $48,830 TN $60,960 TX $60,150 UT $39,020 VA $59,970 WA $67,300 WV $66,060 WI $50,870 WY $101,590

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Wyoming
$101,590
#2
Alabama
$80,330
#3
Montana
$79,570
#4
Louisiana
$78,580
#5
Idaho
$77,100

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Salary in All 47 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Wyoming $101,590 $84,480 290
2 Alabama $80,330 $70,250 3,280
3 Montana $79,570 $77,590 40
4 Louisiana $78,580 $79,770 6,430
5 Idaho $77,100 $68,400 550
6 Rhode Island $69,630 $73,080 430
7 Washington $67,300 $68,000 1,720
8 West Virginia $66,060 $70,410 1,190
9 Arkansas $64,440 $64,900 1,160
10 Mississippi $64,360 $60,140 990
11 Delaware $63,200 $65,630 1,160
12 Illinois $61,940 $64,120 5,580
13 Tennessee $60,960 $57,020 3,860
14 New Mexico $60,910 $63,230 170
15 Ohio $60,550 $63,120 7,830
16 Texas $60,150 $68,970 20,880
17 Virginia $59,970 $59,350 2,040
18 Maryland $59,850 $59,650 1,220
19 Nebraska $59,750 $57,300 1,020
20 Nevada $58,520 $58,690 210
21 Connecticut $58,490 $58,620 860
22 California $58,300 $60,460 5,670
23 Iowa $57,550 $60,430 2,010
24 Kentucky $57,530 $61,950 3,590
25 Maine $57,240 $55,700 250
26 Massachusetts $56,920 $57,580 2,860
27 Indiana $56,800 $56,010 6,240
28 Pennsylvania $56,630 $58,170 6,230
29 Oregon $56,510 $59,530 950
30 New Jersey $56,500 $58,670 8,560
31 South Carolina $56,240 $55,270 4,040
32 Kansas $54,890 $56,800 1,920
33 Minnesota $53,340 $55,130 1,170
34 Wisconsin $50,870 $54,510 2,730
35 Missouri $50,640 $54,290 2,790
36 Colorado $50,370 $54,540 910
37 Oklahoma $50,160 $56,100 790
38 Michigan $50,060 $56,570 5,210
39 Georgia $49,660 $51,900 4,330
40 North Carolina $49,650 $53,270 5,260
41 New York $49,640 $54,890 4,270
42 New Hampshire $49,440 $53,430 350
43 South Dakota $48,830 $51,430 230
44 Hawaii $47,840 $50,890 30
45 Arizona $45,790 $50,800 1,330
46 Florida $44,360 $47,040 4,270
47 Utah $39,020 $45,400 2,610

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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