Highest-paying Cities for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

The top 100 highest paying cities for chemical equipment operators and tenders (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of chemical equipment operators and tenders in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $96,960, Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana is the highest paying city for chemical equipment operators and tenders. It is followed by Billings, Montana (average annual salary $96,960). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of chemical equipment operators and tenders in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$96,960	$72,990	120
2	Billings, Montana	$96,960	$46,170	30
3	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$96,600	$74,100	240
4	Longview, Washington	$86,960	$44,520	160
5	Knoxville, Tennessee	$85,630	$39,240	830
6	Decatur, Alabama	$81,230	$52,470	470
7	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$80,230	$52,590	1,260
8	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$79,070	$45,520	430
9	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$78,540	$47,830	870
10	Charleston, West Virginia	$78,330	$31,300	270
11	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$77,220	$44,740	320
12	Midland, Michigan	$76,600	$36,240	370
13	Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$75,860	$43,080	350
14	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$75,410	$34,080	990
15	Longview, Texas	$72,090	$47,610	430
16	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$71,360	$37,460	680
17	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$70,930	$42,130	70
18	Mobile, Alabama	$70,910	$37,830	460
19	Lawrence, Kansas	$70,700	$50,840	70
20	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$69,870	$24,720	460
21	Victoria, Texas	$69,440	$33,720	80
22	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$69,330	$41,780	180
23	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$68,750	$38,740	5,350
24	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$68,230	$25,910	340
25	Joplin, Missouri	$66,350	$31,340	90
26	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$65,890	$45,540	180
27	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$65,660	$48,950	540
28	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$65,480	$35,410	60
29	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$65,180	$46,820	310
30	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$64,860	$59,830	570
31	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia	$64,410	$27,280	410
32	Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$64,300	$37,510	160
33	Wilmington, New Jersey	$63,710	$38,400	720
34	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$63,650	$38,460	140
35	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$63,520	$46,800	460
36	Johnson City, Tennessee	$63,460	$36,690	300
37	Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia	$63,240	$37,440	40
38	Owensboro, Kentucky	$63,060	$48,790	100
39	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$62,690	$38,180	290
40	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$62,570	$36,160	70
41	Danbury, Connecticut	$62,250	$38,660	130
42	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$62,240	$44,650	70
43	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$62,100	$35,620	480
44	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$61,960	$37,480	190
45	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$61,950	$35,270	100
46	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$61,700	$35,550	90
47	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$61,460	$42,020	520
48	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$61,320	$31,650	270
49	Albany, Oregon	$61,040	$46,610	80
50	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$60,790	$36,650	1,080
51	Bay City, Michigan	$60,750	$30,260	70
52	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$60,580	$50,290	470
53	Peoria, Illinois	$60,570	$35,130	240
54	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$60,230	$29,840	100
55	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$60,230	$47,580	70
56	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$60,090	$29,860	190
57	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$59,910	$34,650	260
58	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$59,820	$38,920	80
59	Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia	$59,780	$31,500	150
60	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$59,610	$31,300	320
61	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$59,570	$42,280	440
62	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$59,420	$40,750	280
63	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$59,370	$44,060	520
64	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$59,110	$49,200	110
65	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$59,070	$35,000	100
66	Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida	$59,030	$36,620	410
67	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$58,770	$38,790	750
68	Springfield, Massachusetts	$58,510	$34,800	200
69	Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$58,440	$31,730	110
70	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$58,410	$33,450	200
71	Richmond, Virginia	$58,300	$40,170	260
72	Montgomery, Alabama	$57,990	$22,910	150
73	Lynchburg, Virginia	$57,870	$38,780	130
74	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$57,790	$34,170	350
75	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$57,740	$32,570	930
76	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$57,440	$36,930	3,500
77	Appleton, Wisconsin	$56,400	$29,150	40
78	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$55,690	$37,510	310
79	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$55,600	$40,270	220
80	Corpus Christi, Texas	$55,010	$24,710	210
81	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$54,980	$40,900	n/a
82	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia	$54,800	$39,870	1,500
83	Bloomington, Indiana	$54,700	$33,230	240
84	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$54,600	$36,560	530
85	Amarillo, Texas	$54,570	$25,510	30
86	St Louis, Missouri	$54,360	$35,940	2,010
87	Gary, Indiana	$54,090	$31,900	270
88	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$53,990	$37,950	610
89	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$53,480	$42,910	860
90	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$53,410	$41,560	40
91	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$53,330	$32,950	3,600
92	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$52,840	$44,560	270
93	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$52,620	$37,260	80
94	Evansville, Kentucky	$52,600	$34,840	630
95	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$52,600	$36,420	190
96	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$52,540	$33,750	50
97	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$52,520	$46,430	80
98	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$52,520	$35,970	690
99	Topeka, Kansas	$52,330	$46,320	90
100	South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$52,330	$39,740	410

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for chemical equipment operators and tenders.