Salary by Metro

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Conveyor Operators and Tenders wages by metro

National median annual wage

$42,420

10th percentile
$36,180
25th percentile
$38,180
Median
$42,420
75th percentile
$48,530
90th percentile
$59,470
Mean
$45,080

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 22,930.

That median is 16.8% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Conveyor Operators and Tenders.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Wheeling, WV-OH160$39,400$64,160$68,050
Baton Rouge, LANot available$36,620$63,780$63,840
Merced, CA40$44,730$62,970$62,970
Charleston, WV70$37,410$62,820$76,140
Paducah, KY-IL50$49,460$59,140$81,330
Evansville, IN30$36,940$57,780$100,720
Birmingham, AL80$55,110$55,110$58,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA120$44,810$50,810$58,450
Kansas City, MO-KS110$36,960$50,410$60,240
Chattanooga, TN-GA50$34,760$49,910$54,720
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ40$36,940$49,680$66,090
Greeley, CO50$37,730$48,470$58,890
Wichita, KS70$37,450$48,240$56,780
Stockton-Lodi, CA90$43,200$47,290$58,430
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD40$44,770$46,770$63,440
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN220$40,890$45,570$115,420
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI90$37,470$45,400$56,950
York-Hanover, PA50$45,130$45,130$49,750
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX540$38,230$44,910$54,020
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA360$42,400$44,800$59,490

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Conveyor Operators and Tenders jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,070$39,980$42,420$51,400
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA580$42,980$42,990$49,600
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX540$38,230$44,910$54,020
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ520$34,730$43,830$56,790
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX470$38,180$41,140$49,400
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA380$36,720$37,500$48,940
Memphis, TN-MS-AR380$37,120$38,100$49,760
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA360$42,400$44,800$59,490
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV350$39,480$43,120$47,220
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ310$39,250$39,270$47,480
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA300$40,680$43,390$57,220
Greensboro-High Point, NC280$37,320$37,320$44,480
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN230$39,180$43,350$57,430
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN220$40,890$45,570$115,420
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL220$38,190$38,190$47,240
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN200$40,340$44,390$53,500
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI200$39,120$39,200$51,570
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC190$39,530$39,550$47,920
Columbus, OH180$38,210$38,210$48,480
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN180$38,730$38,990$51,640

States and territories

State estimates for Conveyor Operators and Tenders, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
West Virginia580$39,400$62,830$74,810
Iowa590$43,190$56,900$63,780
Maryland30$34,610$56,120$70,840
Alabama210$46,080$55,970$62,540
Louisiana210$33,650$54,590$64,750
Wyoming120$37,210$52,480$112,060
New Jersey210$36,540$50,750$56,790
Utah140$41,410$48,620$64,390
North Dakota80$37,140$47,770$121,540
Indiana610$37,300$46,300$99,970
Pennsylvania450$36,940$45,130$63,770
South Dakota500$36,180$44,890$52,480
Kentucky780$39,180$44,800$58,390
Illinois480$36,530$44,290$59,310
Missouri290$36,490$44,100$56,950
Washington640$37,550$43,480$59,110
Oregon390$40,680$43,410$59,000
Nebraska1,180$37,460$43,360$48,440
California2,460$39,890$43,150$51,400
Massachusetts170$38,710$43,150$43,170
Minnesota460$37,660$43,000$51,570
HawaiiNot available$42,880$42,880$43,890
New York720$34,730$42,670$53,560
Idaho240$37,200$40,750$49,660
Texas2,380$33,840$40,650$58,900
Georgia600$36,720$40,630$53,100
Colorado370$37,590$40,480$56,690
Vermont50$39,190$40,390$40,390
Kansas840$31,770$40,030$56,100
Virginia820$34,820$39,840$58,470
Ohio340$38,000$39,610$49,960
Wisconsin450$37,890$39,550$59,890
Michigan410$35,610$39,340$56,950
Arizona360$36,490$39,260$44,670
North Carolina840$37,320$39,160$47,620
Montana370$37,240$38,760$57,200
Nevada350$37,440$38,450$49,570
Mississippi230$32,290$38,320$52,720
Maine200$35,680$38,310$66,920
Tennessee760$36,350$38,260$51,410
Florida470$36,350$38,190$43,720
South Carolina440$34,900$38,020$44,980
Arkansas300$33,450$36,940$47,480
Oklahoma350$33,090$36,200$57,870

Other transportation and material moving occupations

Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Conveyor Operators and Tenders?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Conveyor Operators and Tenders is $42,420. Employment is 22,930.

How does Conveyor Operators and Tenders pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Conveyor Operators and Tenders is 16.8% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Conveyor Operators and Tenders?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Wheeling, WV-OH is highest on this page's list at $64,160.