Conveyor Operator and Tender Salary in Reading, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of conveyor operators and tenders in Reading, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of conveyor operators and tenders in Reading is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Reading, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,650
25th Percentile Wage
$31,250
50th Percentile Wage
$36,250
75th Percentile Wage
$40,180
90th Percentile Wage
$45,130

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conveyor operators and tenders in Reading, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,650.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of conveyor operators and tenders from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$36,250
1.32% 2.51%
2017
$35,770
1.20% -
2016
$35,340
1.67% -
2015
$34,750
8.17% -
2014
$31,910
-1.10% -
2013
$32,260
-9.55% -
2012
$35,340
- -

Table 2. Compare Conveyor Operator and Tender Salary in Reading with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,250 in Reading is in the middle of salary range for conveyor operators and tenders in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of conveyor operators and tenders in Reading is 38.0 percent (38.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 22.2 percent (22.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$58,460
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$48,000
Pittsburgh
$46,020
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$44,830
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$44,060
Lebanon
$40,640
York-Hanover
$40,490
Reading
$36,250
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$35,600
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$35,370
Lancaster
$34,680
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$34,020
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$33,640
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$29,970
Philadelphia
$29,910
Newark-Union
$28,210

See also: Top paying jobs in Reading, Pennsylvania.