Highest-paying Cities for Conveyor Operators and Tenders

The top 100 highest paying cities 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 cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $76,230, Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming is the highest paying city for conveyor operators and tenders. It is followed by Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine (average annual salary $66,240). 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 city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$76,230	$30,720	60
2	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$66,240	$34,720	50
3	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$65,410	$38,790	50
4	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$58,460	$35,600	60
5	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$58,250	$49,030	60
6	Wheeling, West Virginia	$57,540	$31,220	110
7	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$56,230	$23,340	90
8	Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$56,020	$39,670	30
9	East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$53,730	$28,200	110
10	Charleston, West Virginia	$52,030	$33,470	80
11	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$50,380	$35,670	70
12	Merced, California	$50,330	$34,020	40
13	Montgomery, Alabama	$49,620	$19,910	40
14	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$49,450	$32,070	70
15	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$49,140	$37,620	40
16	Camden, New Jersey	$48,290	$29,690	80
17	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$48,000	$40,650	350
18	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$48,000	$31,150	140
19	Salinas, California	$46,780	$39,310	40
20	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$46,760	$25,450	30
21	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$46,020	$34,330	80
22	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$45,850	$32,980	100
23	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$45,850	$44,880	50
24	Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$45,550	$24,270	60
25	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$45,490	$29,760	180
26	Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$45,450	$22,310	50
27	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$44,830	$36,400	70
28	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$44,720	$33,930	50
29	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$44,670	$40,410	60
30	Greeley, Colorado	$44,600	$34,710	n/a
31	St Joseph, Missouri	$44,600	$39,780	30
32	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$44,290	$32,950	60
33	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$44,290	$33,860	140
34	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$44,090	$26,490	50
35	East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$44,060	$32,410	90
36	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$43,230	$37,550	30
37	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$43,180	$32,500	30
38	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$43,100	$38,620	370
39	Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$43,000	$23,420	40
40	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$42,990	$40,700	50
41	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$42,890	$37,460	60
42	Winchester, West Virginia	$42,760	$31,170	30
43	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$42,540	$25,760	180
44	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$42,380	$37,810	40
45	Savannah, Georgia	$42,320	$39,520	40
46	Chico, California	$42,310	$28,530	n/a
47	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$42,080	$24,550	50
48	Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$42,030	$33,800	50
49	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$41,880	$38,620	760
50	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$41,830	$29,960	110
51	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$41,800	$30,750	210
52	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$41,770	$32,520	110
53	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$41,720	$30,220	40
54	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$41,670	$31,010	70
55	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$41,650	$31,400	60
56	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina	$41,560	$23,130	30
57	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$41,550	$32,300	200
58	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$41,470	$33,440	70
59	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$41,320	$22,780	30
60	Rockford, Illinois	$41,320	$26,480	70
61	Decatur, Illinois	$41,120	$34,070	220
62	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$41,020	$33,470	40
63	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$40,910	$38,760	280
64	Lebanon, Pennsylvania	$40,640	$32,440	50
65	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$40,490	$37,760	120
66	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$40,480	$29,670	100
67	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$40,470	$38,370	580
68	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$40,370	$22,660	120
69	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$40,270	$38,020	70
70	Dalton, Georgia	$40,240	$26,170	60
71	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$39,840	$33,980	120
72	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$39,820	$31,820	30
73	Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$39,500	$32,480	50
74	Topeka, Kansas	$39,350	$32,170	40
75	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$39,310	$30,400	70
76	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$39,310	$22,850	110
77	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$39,250	$34,270	140
78	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$39,230	$30,720	40
79	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$39,010	$29,010	300
80	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$38,980	$29,420	60
81	Springfield, Missouri	$38,970	$30,760	60
82	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$38,810	$32,270	170
83	Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$38,750	$21,420	40
84	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$38,560	$33,310	60
85	Sioux City, South Dakota	$38,330	$30,890	80
86	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$38,280	$33,520	220
87	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$38,280	$30,290	380
88	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$38,260	$26,830	n/a
89	Clarksville, Tennessee	$38,250	$26,630	60
90	Modesto, California	$38,170	$31,690	60
91	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$38,100	$24,270	30
92	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$37,920	$19,730	n/a
93	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$37,790	$36,000	60
94	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$37,750	$30,790	40
95	Stockton, California	$37,730	$35,600	100
96	Kansas City, Missouri	$37,710	$33,200	170
97	Toledo, Ohio	$37,660	$32,250	100
98	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa	$37,560	$29,440	50
99	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$37,500	$30,870	150
100	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$37,500	$24,890	n/a

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