Pay by state · 40 states
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operator and Tender Salary by State (2026)
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders earn the most in Maine at $64,610 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $22,620 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $43,530. All 40 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $64,610Maine
- National median
- $43,530BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $22,620Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 40of 54 OEWS areas
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Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operator and Tender salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEMaine | $64,610 | $43,040 | $76,100 | 40 | $66,574 |
| 2 | WIWisconsin | $54,290 | $48,580 | $58,920 | 310 | $57,697 |
| 3 | OROregon | $49,130 | $41,190 | $51,200 | 70 | $47,532 |
| 4 | NDNorth Dakota | $48,240 | $42,940 | $49,660 | 60 | $54,227 |
| 5 | PAPennsylvania | $48,000 | $44,390 | $53,010 | 370 | $49,194 |
| 6 | NHNew Hampshire | $47,510 | $42,980 | $56,930 | 120 | $45,610 |
| 7 | IAIowa | $46,970 | $42,350 | $56,100 | 430 | $53,520 |
| 8 | NYNew York | $46,290 | $38,850 | $54,220 | 710 | $42,892 |
| 9 | NENebraska | $45,690 | $37,300 | $51,790 | 400 | $50,709 |
| 10 | WAWashington | $45,600 | $41,050 | $48,530 | 180 | $42,612 |
| 11 | OHOhio | $45,470 | $37,910 | $52,150 | 1,010 | $49,012 |
| 12 | VAVirginia | $45,330 | $36,010 | $64,960 | 140 | $44,835 |
| 13 | CACalifornia | $45,150 | $40,000 | $49,590 | 2,450 | $40,779 |
| 14 | SDSouth Dakota | $44,770 | $42,080 | $44,770 | 60 | $50,538 |
| 15 | MIMichigan | $44,400 | $37,690 | $49,080 | 820 | $46,146 |
| 16 | INIndiana | $43,820 | $36,260 | $48,450 | 830 | $46,952 |
| 17 | ILIllinois | $43,740 | $43,210 | $45,830 | 70 | $43,758 |
| 18 | NJNew Jersey | $43,600 | $38,030 | $50,850 | 590 | $40,072 |
| 19 | MAMassachusetts | $43,210 | $39,690 | $47,540 | 380 | $40,858 |
| 20 | MNMinnesota | $42,600 | $38,830 | $49,610 | 70 | $43,196 |
| 21 | TNTennessee | $41,110 | $34,900 | $45,740 | 120 | $44,748 |
| 22 | OKOklahoma | $40,950 | $37,890 | $46,220 | 450 | $46,617 |
| 23 | MOMissouri | $40,510 | $35,990 | $42,780 | 200 | $44,606 |
| 24 | UTUtah | $39,970 | $38,010 | $45,220 | 120 | $40,429 |
| 25 | SCSouth Carolina | $39,240 | $34,140 | $48,870 | 320 | $41,856 |
| 26 | CTConnecticut | $39,140 | $37,310 | $41,600 | 170 | $37,776 |
| 27 | GAGeorgia | $38,430 | $33,320 | $46,730 | 600 | $39,909 |
| 28 | KSKansas | $38,340 | $37,780 | $42,550 | 50 | $42,568 |
| 29 | NCNorth Carolina | $38,340 | $35,810 | $47,910 | 260 | $40,646 |
| 30 | AZArizona | $37,900 | $36,710 | $43,170 | 370 | $37,645 |
| 31 | ARArkansas | $37,490 | $33,700 | $43,040 | 90 | $43,123 |
| 32 | TXTexas | $37,040 | $33,560 | $47,100 | 1,380 | $38,163 |
| 33 | FLFlorida | $36,830 | $31,750 | $39,390 | 170 | $35,614 |
| 34 | NVNevada | $36,490 | $31,590 | $56,220 | 110 | $36,498 |
| 35 | KYKentucky | $35,850 | $33,350 | $45,090 | 310 | $39,763 |
| 36 | NMNew Mexico | $35,600 | $34,890 | $37,890 | 60 | $38,607 |
| 37 | ALAlabama | $35,090 | $27,210 | $47,080 | 140 | $39,506 |
| 38 | MSMississippi | $34,280 | $32,780 | $42,240 | 90 | $39,424 |
| 39 | IDIdaho | $33,660 | $31,560 | $43,270 | N/A | $35,248 |
| 40 | PRPuerto Rico | $22,620 | $22,260 | $28,130 | 310 | 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 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders, that changes the ranking: Maine leads on raw pay at $64,610, while Maine leads once prices are taken into account at $66,574.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operator and Tender pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders the most?
Maine reports the highest median wage for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders at $64,610 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Wisconsin ($54,290) and Oregon ($49,130).
Which state pays Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders at $22,620 a year, $41,990 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Maine first at $66,574 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $64,610. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.