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Average Salary for Conveyor Operators and Tenders

SOC 53-7011 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · 2024 data

The median annual wage for Conveyor Operators and Tenders in the United States is $41,230 ($19.82/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $34,940 at the 10th percentile to $60,390 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 26,060 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 19% since 2019.

Median Annual

$41,230

Mean Annual

$44,800

10th Pct

$34,940

75th Pct

$48,640

Employment

26,060

Salary Distribution

$35k
10th
$38k
25th
$41k
Median
$49k
75th
$60k
90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area Median Annual
Wheeling, WV-OH $63,200
Modesto, CA $56,960
Merced, CA $55,500
Birmingham, AL $54,110
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $52,970
Visalia, CA $52,040
Joplin, MO-KS $49,940
Greeley, CO $48,950
St. Joseph, MO-KS $48,950
Kansas City, MO-KS $47,240
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $46,500
Stockton-Lodi, CA $46,020
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $45,930
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $45,770
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $45,740

Salary by State

State Median Annual
Wyoming $75,550
West Virginia $63,200
Kentucky $55,920
Alabama $54,480
Louisiana $47,840
Iowa $47,720
Montana $46,090
Indiana $45,410
Pennsylvania $44,590
Illinois $44,260
Washington $44,030
Michigan $43,330
Maine $43,280
South Dakota $43,080
New York $43,040
Missouri $42,910
Oregon $42,660
Minnesota $42,540
California $41,660
Wisconsin $40,740
Utah $40,680
Idaho $40,030
Kansas $39,870
Colorado $39,720
Nebraska $39,650
Massachusetts $39,560
Virginia $38,710
Arizona $38,560
Tennessee $38,290
North Carolina $38,110
New Jersey $37,910
Texas $37,600
Ohio $37,590
Maryland $37,550
Florida $37,500
Arkansas $37,190
New Hampshire $36,730
Georgia $36,330
Oklahoma $36,180
Nevada $35,910
Mississippi $35,090
South Carolina $35,070

National Wage Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $41,230
2023 $39,260
2022 $36,890
2021 $36,420
2020 $35,770
2019 $34,660