SOC 51-9011 · Production Occupations · May 2025
How much do Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders make in Vallejo, CA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders in Vallejo, CA is $63,790. The 10th percentile is $47,150 and the 90th percentile is $78,800. Employment is 80.
Median annual wage
$63,790
- 10th percentile
- $47,150
- 25th percentile
- $50,120
- Median
- $63,790
- 75th percentile
- $74,070
- 90th percentile
- $78,800
- Mean
- $63,230
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders, the published 10th percentile is $47,150 and the 90th percentile is $78,800. The difference is $31,650, which is 49.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $50,120 to the 75th at $74,070, covers $23,950.
The mean annual wage is $63,230, which sits below the median of $63,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Vallejo, CA median is 9.9% higher than the national median of $58,040 for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,804, which is 1.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 9.4% higher than the California median of $58,300.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Vallejo, CA is 108.479, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders at $58,804 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders. Vallejo, CA ranks 2nd of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 39 miles away, with a median of $71,210 and employment of 760. That median is 11.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,593, against $58,804 here.
- Stockton-Lodi, CA is 43 miles away, with a median of $47,520 and employment of 60. That median is 25.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,219, against $58,804 here.
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is 56 miles away, with a median of $54,560 and employment of 70. That median is 14.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,620, against $58,804 here.
Employment share
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Vallejo, CA (80 of 144,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (139,630 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.62 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Vallejo, CA · Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders make in Vallejo, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders in Vallejo, CA is $63,790. The 10th percentile is $47,150 and the 90th percentile is $78,800. Employment is 80.
How does that compare with the national median for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders?
The local median is 9.9% higher than the national median of $58,040.
What is Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders pay in Vallejo, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Vallejo, CA is 108.479, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $63,790 is $58,804. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Vallejo, CA compare with nearby metros for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders?
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $71,210. Vallejo, CA ranks 2nd of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.