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Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders salaries across 34 states

$44,582
National Average (Median)
$68,170
Highest: Nebraska
$31,700
Lowest: Michigan

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders Salary by State

Compare Cooling and Freezing 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
$31,700
$68,170

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $35,280 AR $38,090 CA $42,100 CO $46,160 CT $41,080 FL $45,270 GA $46,770 HI $37,990 ID $48,360 IL $49,200 IN $55,730 IA $62,520 KY $40,840 MA $46,800 MI $31,700 MN $46,910 MS $38,200 MO $53,940 NE $68,170 NJ $51,460 NY $45,460 NC $39,030 OH $48,160 OK $39,630 OR $40,030 PA $39,360 SC $39,640 SD $45,520 TN $37,780 TX $35,810 UT $45,500 VA $35,370 WA $50,870 WI $47,060

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Nebraska
$68,170
#2
Iowa
$62,520
#3
Indiana
$55,730
#4
Missouri
$53,940
#5
New Jersey
$51,460

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders Salary in All 34 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Nebraska $68,170 $59,890 60
2 Iowa $62,520 $63,740 290
3 Indiana $55,730 $56,950 50
4 Missouri $53,940 $50,980 200
5 New Jersey $51,460 $55,330 100
6 Washington $50,870 $51,240 60
7 Illinois $49,200 $56,220 60
8 Idaho $48,360 $53,570 90
9 Ohio $48,160 $51,780 240
10 Wisconsin $47,060 $50,510 100
11 Minnesota $46,910 $49,930 100
12 Massachusetts $46,800 $45,440 N/A
13 Georgia $46,770 $45,770 540
14 Colorado $46,160 $48,060 130
15 South Dakota $45,520 $44,430 80
16 Utah $45,500 $39,980 70
17 New York $45,460 $49,990 160
18 Florida $45,270 $46,690 130
19 California $42,100 $46,700 310
20 Connecticut $41,080 $41,370 70
21 Kentucky $40,840 $41,330 70
22 Oregon $40,030 $44,200 120
23 South Carolina $39,640 $42,250 60
24 Oklahoma $39,630 $43,530 130
25 Pennsylvania $39,360 $42,250 760
26 North Carolina $39,030 $41,910 420
27 Mississippi $38,200 $36,190 360
28 Arkansas $38,090 $40,730 270
29 Hawaii $37,990 $39,470 110
30 Tennessee $37,780 $39,170 50
31 Texas $35,810 $39,310 510
32 Virginia $35,370 $37,990 170
33 Alabama $35,280 $35,600 280
34 Michigan $31,700 $37,150 290

Cooling and Freezing 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 Cooling and Freezing 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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