Pay by state · 48 states
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender Salary by State (2026)
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders earn the most in Wyoming at $101,590 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $36,450 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $58,040. All 48 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $101,590Wyoming
- National median
- $58,040BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $36,450Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 48of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of chemical equipment operators and tenders OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WYWyoming | $101,590 | $69,260 | $101,590 | 290 | $109,601 |
| 2 | ALAlabama | $80,330 | $48,580 | $84,740 | 3,280 | $90,438 |
| 3 | MTMontana | $79,570 | $53,320 | $88,940 | 40 | $84,072 |
| 4 | LALouisiana | $78,580 | $59,160 | $101,800 | 6,430 | $89,086 |
| 5 | IDIdaho | $77,100 | $57,740 | $77,110 | 550 | $80,738 |
| 6 | RIRhode Island | $69,630 | $45,840 | $100,240 | 430 | $68,078 |
| 7 | WAWashington | $67,300 | $52,190 | $78,470 | 1,720 | $62,890 |
| 8 | WVWest Virginia | $66,060 | $56,990 | $92,620 | 1,190 | $73,813 |
| 9 | ARArkansas | $64,440 | $47,860 | $82,280 | 1,160 | $74,123 |
| 10 | MSMississippi | $64,360 | $37,450 | $80,460 | 990 | $74,017 |
| 11 | DEDelaware | $63,200 | $59,390 | $74,580 | 1,160 | $63,322 |
| 12 | ILIllinois | $61,940 | $47,000 | $80,550 | 5,580 | $61,966 |
| 13 | TNTennessee | $60,960 | $44,910 | $74,310 | 3,860 | $66,355 |
| 14 | NMNew Mexico | $60,910 | $42,740 | $80,890 | 170 | $66,054 |
| 15 | OHOhio | $60,550 | $49,410 | $74,340 | 7,830 | $65,266 |
| 16 | TXTexas | $60,150 | $42,030 | $98,860 | 20,880 | $61,974 |
| 17 | VAVirginia | $59,970 | $49,250 | $65,030 | 2,040 | $59,315 |
| 18 | MDMaryland | $59,850 | $47,640 | $72,670 | 1,220 | $57,022 |
| 19 | NENebraska | $59,750 | $45,430 | $63,840 | 1,020 | $66,313 |
| 20 | NVNevada | $58,520 | $47,230 | $70,130 | 210 | $58,532 |
| 21 | CTConnecticut | $58,490 | $45,140 | $66,680 | 860 | $56,452 |
| 22 | CACalifornia | $58,300 | $46,990 | $72,690 | 5,670 | $52,655 |
| 23 | IAIowa | $57,550 | $49,170 | $67,590 | 2,010 | $65,575 |
| 24 | KYKentucky | $57,530 | $45,870 | $79,670 | 3,590 | $63,809 |
| 25 | MEMaine | $57,240 | $47,750 | $61,980 | 250 | $58,980 |
| 26 | MAMassachusetts | $56,920 | $46,470 | $64,160 | 2,860 | $53,821 |
| 27 | INIndiana | $56,800 | $44,830 | $63,490 | 6,240 | $60,860 |
| 28 | PAPennsylvania | $56,630 | $45,780 | $69,790 | 6,230 | $58,039 |
| 29 | OROregon | $56,510 | $47,660 | $67,010 | 950 | $54,672 |
| 30 | NJNew Jersey | $56,500 | $46,830 | $68,050 | 8,560 | $51,928 |
| 31 | SCSouth Carolina | $56,240 | $45,880 | $63,130 | 4,040 | $59,990 |
| 32 | KSKansas | $54,890 | $46,820 | $64,900 | 1,920 | $60,943 |
| 33 | MNMinnesota | $53,340 | $45,820 | $64,150 | 1,170 | $54,086 |
| 34 | WIWisconsin | $50,870 | $47,110 | $60,590 | 2,730 | $54,062 |
| 35 | MOMissouri | $50,640 | $44,530 | $60,720 | 2,790 | $55,760 |
| 36 | COColorado | $50,370 | $46,110 | $58,600 | 910 | $48,878 |
| 37 | OKOklahoma | $50,160 | $43,580 | $68,910 | 790 | $57,102 |
| 38 | MIMichigan | $50,060 | $45,120 | $64,020 | 5,210 | $52,028 |
| 39 | GAGeorgia | $49,660 | $41,960 | $60,250 | 4,330 | $51,572 |
| 40 | NCNorth Carolina | $49,650 | $43,820 | $59,990 | 5,260 | $52,637 |
| 41 | NYNew York | $49,640 | $45,260 | $65,190 | 4,270 | $45,997 |
| 42 | NHNew Hampshire | $49,440 | $49,440 | $58,880 | 350 | $47,463 |
| 43 | SDSouth Dakota | $48,830 | $48,140 | $57,590 | 230 | $55,122 |
| 44 | HIHawaii | $47,840 | $47,490 | $55,950 | 30 | $43,510 |
| 45 | AZArizona | $45,790 | $39,450 | $58,410 | 1,330 | $45,482 |
| 46 | FLFlorida | $44,360 | $36,550 | $59,020 | 4,270 | $42,896 |
| 47 | UTUtah | $39,020 | $35,530 | $49,930 | 2,610 | $39,468 |
| 48 | PRPuerto Rico | $36,450 | $27,590 | $45,470 | 2,420 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders, that changes the ranking: Wyoming leads on raw pay at $101,590, while Wyoming leads once prices are taken into account at $109,601.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders the most?
Wyoming reports the highest median wage for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders at $101,590 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Alabama ($80,330) and Montana ($79,570).
Which state pays Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders at $36,450 a year, $65,140 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Wyoming first at $109,601 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $101,590. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.