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Highest Paying States for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

The highest paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $67,920, Texas is the highest paying state for chemical equipment operators and tenders. It is followed by West Virginia (average annual salary $67,330). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2018 [1]. For more salary information of chemical equipment operators and tenders in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest Paying States for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Texas	$67,920	$30,270	14,080
2	West Virginia	$67,330	$39,230	1,290
3	Louisiana	$66,410	$37,710	1,560
4	Wyoming	$62,580	$38,400	60
5	Delaware	$60,700	$40,090	770
6	Alabama	$57,390	$30,600	2,270
7	Tennessee	$56,630	$35,780	2,610
8	Nevada	$54,070	$33,790	110
9	Montana	$52,310	$29,890	40
10	Massachusetts	$52,050	$35,780	1,230
11	Kentucky	$51,880	$31,910	2,120
12	Indiana	$48,620	$29,620	1,960
13	Oregon	$48,090	$32,810	180
14	Maryland	$47,680	$20,900	980
15	North Carolina	$47,370	$31,400	2,720
16	Mississippi	$47,340	$23,420	560
17	Michigan	$46,840	$27,440	2,280
18	California	$46,530	$24,780	3,160
19	Arkansas	$46,100	$26,030	1,190
20	Idaho	$45,480	$25,740	530
21	New Jersey	$45,270	$29,820	3,450
22	Connecticut	$45,260	$31,610	460
23	Pennsylvania	$45,190	$28,730	4,470
24	Oklahoma	$44,350	$26,770	770
25	Ohio	$44,300	$27,100	6,660
26	South Carolina	$44,180	$30,120	2,390
27	New Hampshire	$43,770	$30,070	130
28	Washington	$42,620	$30,910	1,220
29	Maine	$42,490	$32,540	60
30	Florida	$42,270	$27,180	1,430
31	Wisconsin	$42,230	$27,440	1,630
32	New York	$41,720	$24,930	2,220
33	Illinois	$41,680	$23,350	1,660
34	Nebraska	$39,600	$27,870	630
35	Minnesota	$39,590	$24,680	550
36	Georgia	$39,230	$25,450	2,490
37	Utah	$38,680	$26,360	780
38	Missouri	$38,550	$23,560	2,630
39	Colorado	$37,750	$26,810	830
40	Virginia	$36,720	$27,250	1,240
41	New Mexico	$36,690	$27,990	50
42	South Dakota	$36,460	$29,130	320
43	Rhode Island	$36,390	$26,450	130
44	Iowa	$35,780	$22,360	520
45	Kansas	$35,780	$26,370	660
46	Puerto Rico	$34,010	$24,580	950
47	Arizona	$34,000	$23,060	370

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of chemical equipment operators and tenders in those states is not available at this time.