Average Salary for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
SOC 51-9192 · Production Occupations · 2024 data
The median annual wage for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders in the United States is $41,460 ($19.93/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $32,770 at the 10th percentile to $56,590 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 13,890 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 30.2% since 2019.
Median Annual
$41,460
Mean Annual
$43,380
10th Pct
$32,770
75th Pct
$48,280
Employment
13,890
Salary Distribution
$33k
10th
$37k
25th
$41k
Median
$48k
75th
$57k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $63,300 |
| Reading, PA | $57,050 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $55,900 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $55,560 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $53,130 |
| Rochester, NY | $52,380 |
| Napa, CA | $50,800 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $49,750 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $48,960 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $48,280 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $47,040 |
| Modesto, CA | $46,940 |
| Vineland, NJ | $46,710 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $46,560 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $46,330 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Virginia | $55,900 |
| Wisconsin | $51,410 |
| New York | $50,430 |
| Minnesota | $47,310 |
| North Dakota | $46,760 |
| Pennsylvania | $45,300 |
| Louisiana | $45,270 |
| Massachusetts | $45,050 |
| Oregon | $43,870 |
| California | $43,770 |
| Utah | $43,730 |
| Indiana | $43,290 |
| Michigan | $43,040 |
| New Jersey | $42,180 |
| Iowa | $42,060 |
| South Dakota | $41,600 |
| New Hampshire | $41,590 |
| Kansas | $41,560 |
| Georgia | $41,320 |
| Maine | $41,070 |
| Montana | $40,650 |
| Arkansas | $40,430 |
| Kentucky | $40,140 |
| Ohio | $39,980 |
| South Carolina | $39,980 |
| Washington | $39,790 |
| Tennessee | $39,680 |
| Connecticut | $39,330 |
| Missouri | $39,240 |
| Arizona | $38,550 |
| Rhode Island | $38,520 |
| Oklahoma | $38,360 |
| Texas | $38,330 |
| Nebraska | $38,260 |
| North Carolina | $37,640 |
| Florida | $35,630 |
| Alabama | $34,920 |
| Mississippi | $34,410 |
| Idaho | $32,060 |
| Nevada | $31,200 |
| Puerto Rico | $23,050 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $41,460 |
| 2023 | $39,340 |
| 2022 | $37,190 |
| 2021 | $35,090 |
| 2020 | $32,230 |
| 2019 | $31,850 |