The highest-paying states for conveyor 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 conveyor operators and tenders in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $64,450, Kentucky is the highest paying state for conveyor operators and tenders. It is followed by West Virginia (average annual salary $54,760). 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 conveyor operators and tenders in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky | $64,450 |
$38,990 | 1,200 |
| 2 | West Virginia | $54,760 |
$25,080 | 420 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $51,150 |
$32,080 | 100 |
| 4 | Wyoming | $47,800 |
$30,720 | 120 |
| 5 | Michigan | $45,850 |
$32,270 | 680 |
| 6 | Alaska | $44,720 |
$19,000 | 490 |
| 7 | Utah | $44,350 |
$28,490 | 110 |
| 8 | Louisiana | $44,180 |
$29,030 | 230 |
| 9 | District of Columbia | $43,320 |
$36,100 | 60 |
| 10 | Minnesota | $43,230 |
$38,610 | 540 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | $41,520 |
$30,750 | 450 |
| 12 | Washington | $41,260 |
$36,200 | 620 |
| 13 | South Carolina | $40,950 |
$30,680 | 480 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | $40,490 |
$34,670 | 740 |
| 15 | New York | $40,040 |
$33,820 | 870 |
| 16 | Georgia | $39,280 |
$29,010 | 520 |
| 17 | California | $38,630 |
$32,630 | 3,080 |
| 18 | Indiana | $38,220 |
$31,310 | 850 |
| 19 | Oregon | $38,080 |
$36,990 | 380 |
| 20 | Colorado | $37,840 |
$32,490 | 340 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $37,020 |
$33,300 | 640 |
| 22 | Arkansas | $36,910 |
$28,080 | 200 |
| 23 | Hawaii | $36,590 |
$30,480 | 210 |
| 24 | Illinois | $36,140 |
$31,850 | 1,280 |
| 25 | Massachusetts | $35,950 |
$33,660 | 230 |
| 26 | Maine | $35,850 |
$29,660 | 210 |
| 27 | Iowa | $35,830 |
$30,610 | 1,050 |
| 28 | Delaware | $35,440 |
$27,110 | 60 |
| 29 | Kansas | $35,300 |
$29,010 | 1,100 |
| 30 | Nebraska | $35,170 |
$28,720 | 170 |
| 31 | Ohio | $34,820 |
$32,250 | 1,010 |
| 32 | Missouri | $34,690 |
$30,470 | 420 |
| 33 | Texas | $34,580 |
$25,600 | 2,070 |
| 34 | South Dakota | $34,520 |
$30,110 | 520 |
| 35 | Virginia | $34,360 |
$28,490 | 520 |
| 36 | Montana | $34,220 |
$30,200 | 240 |
| 37 | Maryland | $34,180 |
$31,140 | 440 |
| 38 | Rhode Island | $34,080 |
$23,980 | 0 |
| 39 | Florida | $33,840 |
$29,540 | 1,090 |
| 40 | Tennessee | $33,390 |
$32,330 | 1,650 |
| 41 | New Hampshire | $33,380 |
$28,120 | 120 |
| 42 | Vermont | $33,210 |
$25,950 | 60 |
| 43 | Arizona | $33,070 |
$32,400 | 310 |
| 44 | North Dakota | $32,980 |
$32,050 | 90 |
| 45 | Alabama | $32,200 |
$29,520 | 300 |
| 46 | Idaho | $32,120 |
$30,680 | 270 |
| 47 | Nevada | $31,690 |
$31,650 | 450 |
| 48 | North Carolina | $30,770 |
$29,410 | 690 |
| 49 | Connecticut | $29,660 |
$20,290 | 180 |
| 50 | New Mexico | $28,820 |
$27,250 | 50 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $26,780 |
$19,830 | 180 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $18,760 |
$16,650 | 110 |