Pay by state · 44 states
Conveyor Operator and Tender Salary by State (2026)
Conveyor Operators and Tenders earn the most in West Virginia at $62,830 a year and the least in Oklahoma at $36,200 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $42,420. All 44 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $62,830West Virginia
- National median
- $42,420BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $36,200Oklahoma
- States reporting
- 44of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Conveyor Operator and Tender salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of conveyor operators and tenders OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WVWest Virginia | $62,830 | $60,810 | $70,830 | 580 | $70,203 |
| 2 | IAIowa | $56,900 | $46,010 | $62,760 | 590 | $64,834 |
| 3 | MDMaryland | $56,120 | $52,300 | $64,710 | 30 | $53,468 |
| 4 | ALAlabama | $55,970 | $55,110 | $58,570 | 210 | $63,013 |
| 5 | LALouisiana | $54,590 | $34,740 | $63,780 | 210 | $61,889 |
| 6 | WYWyoming | $52,480 | $37,560 | $109,490 | 120 | $56,618 |
| 7 | NJNew Jersey | $50,750 | $37,720 | $56,780 | 210 | $46,643 |
| 8 | UTUtah | $48,620 | $41,410 | $64,370 | 140 | $49,179 |
| 9 | NDNorth Dakota | $47,770 | $37,450 | $78,020 | 80 | $53,699 |
| 10 | INIndiana | $46,300 | $38,790 | $54,480 | 610 | $49,609 |
| 11 | PAPennsylvania | $45,130 | $40,030 | $55,890 | 450 | $46,253 |
| 12 | SDSouth Dakota | $44,890 | $36,670 | $46,800 | 500 | $50,674 |
| 13 | KYKentucky | $44,800 | $40,350 | $51,310 | 780 | $49,690 |
| 14 | ILIllinois | $44,290 | $40,190 | $49,060 | 480 | $44,309 |
| 15 | MOMissouri | $44,100 | $37,220 | $49,580 | 290 | $48,559 |
| 16 | WAWashington | $43,480 | $39,860 | $55,500 | 640 | $40,631 |
| 17 | OROregon | $43,410 | $40,700 | $48,950 | 390 | $41,998 |
| 18 | NENebraska | $43,360 | $38,800 | $45,930 | 1,180 | $48,123 |
| 19 | CACalifornia | $43,150 | $42,420 | $46,600 | 2,460 | $38,972 |
| 20 | MAMassachusetts | $43,150 | $40,670 | $43,170 | 170 | $40,801 |
| 21 | MNMinnesota | $43,000 | $39,120 | $47,360 | 460 | $43,601 |
| 22 | HIHawaii | $42,880 | $42,880 | $42,910 | N/A | $38,999 |
| 23 | NYNew York | $42,670 | $34,730 | $44,050 | 720 | $39,538 |
| 24 | IDIdaho | $40,750 | $39,120 | $46,640 | 240 | $42,673 |
| 25 | TXTexas | $40,650 | $37,330 | $45,650 | 2,380 | $41,883 |
| 26 | GAGeorgia | $40,630 | $36,720 | $48,860 | 600 | $42,194 |
| 27 | COColorado | $40,480 | $40,420 | $48,260 | 370 | $39,281 |
| 28 | VTVermont | $40,390 | $39,300 | $40,390 | 50 | $41,232 |
| 29 | KSKansas | $40,030 | $37,790 | $49,420 | 840 | $44,444 |
| 30 | VAVirginia | $39,840 | $36,520 | $43,230 | 820 | $39,405 |
| 31 | OHOhio | $39,610 | $38,210 | $45,770 | 340 | $42,695 |
| 32 | WIWisconsin | $39,550 | $38,820 | $52,620 | 450 | $42,032 |
| 33 | MIMichigan | $39,340 | $37,040 | $48,960 | 410 | $40,887 |
| 34 | AZArizona | $39,260 | $39,250 | $39,400 | 360 | $38,996 |
| 35 | NCNorth Carolina | $39,160 | $37,320 | $40,830 | 840 | $41,516 |
| 36 | MTMontana | $38,760 | $37,240 | $46,290 | 370 | $40,953 |
| 37 | NVNevada | $38,450 | $38,050 | $39,090 | 350 | $38,458 |
| 38 | MSMississippi | $38,320 | $36,060 | $49,130 | 230 | $44,070 |
| 39 | MEMaine | $38,310 | $36,620 | $46,420 | 200 | $39,474 |
| 40 | TNTennessee | $38,260 | $37,410 | $47,950 | 760 | $41,646 |
| 41 | FLFlorida | $38,190 | $37,260 | $39,280 | 470 | $36,929 |
| 42 | SCSouth Carolina | $38,020 | $37,140 | $39,560 | 440 | $40,555 |
| 43 | ARArkansas | $36,940 | $36,210 | $44,850 | 300 | $42,491 |
| 44 | OKOklahoma | $36,200 | $34,960 | $43,230 | 350 | $41,210 |
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 Conveyor Operators and Tenders, that changes the ranking: West Virginia leads on raw pay at $62,830, while West Virginia leads once prices are taken into account at $70,203.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Conveyor Operator and Tender pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Conveyor Operators and Tenders the most?
West Virginia reports the highest median wage for Conveyor Operators and Tenders at $62,830 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Iowa ($56,900) and Maryland ($56,120).
Which state pays Conveyor Operators and Tenders the least?
Oklahoma reports the lowest median for Conveyor Operators and Tenders at $36,200 a year, $26,630 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Conveyor Operators and Tenders earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts West Virginia first at $70,203 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $62,830. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.