Conveyor Operators and Tenders Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 44 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median conveyor operators and tenders in the US earns $42,420 per year (22,930 employed). Gross pay is highest in West Virginia ($62,830) and lowest in Oklahoma ($36,200) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Conveyor Operators and Tenders pay by stategross median vs take-home

State	Median wage	After taxes	Monthly net	Kept	Employed
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in West Virginia	$62,830	$50,570	$4,214	80.5%	580
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Iowa	$56,900	$46,389	$3,866	81.5%	590
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Maryland	$56,120	$44,970	$3,748	80.1%	30
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Alabama	$55,970	$44,618	$3,718	79.7%	210
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Louisiana	$54,590	$44,792	$3,733	82.1%	210
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Wyoming	$52,480	$44,348	$3,696	84.5%	120
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in New Jersey	$50,750	$41,701	$3,475	82.2%	210
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Utah	$48,620	$39,058	$3,255	80.3%	140
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in North Dakota	$47,770	$40,563	$3,380	84.9%	80
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Indiana	$46,300	$38,046	$3,170	82.2%	610
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Pennsylvania	$45,130	$37,056	$3,088	82.1%	450
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in South Dakota	$44,890	$38,249	$3,187	85.2%	500
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Kentucky	$44,800	$36,726	$3,061	82%	780
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Illinois	$44,290	$35,719	$2,977	80.6%	480
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Missouri	$44,100	$36,479	$3,040	82.7%	290
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Washington	$43,480	$37,116	$3,093	85.4%	640
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Oregon	$43,410	$34,091	$2,841	78.5%	390
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Nebraska	$43,360	$35,926	$2,994	82.9%	1,180
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in California	$43,150	$36,136	$3,011	83.7%	2,460
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Massachusetts	$43,150	$34,914	$2,909	80.9%	170
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Minnesota	$43,000	$35,249	$2,937	82%	460
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Hawaii	$42,880	$34,863	$2,905	81.3%	—
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in New York	$42,670	$34,758	$2,897	81.5%	720
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Idaho	$40,750	$33,871	$2,823	83.1%	240
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Texas	$40,650	$34,842	$2,904	85.7%	2,380
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Georgia	$40,630	$33,340	$2,778	82.1%	600
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Colorado	$40,480	$33,633	$2,803	83.1%	370
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Vermont	$40,390	$33,714	$2,810	83.5%	50
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Kansas	$40,030	$32,910	$2,743	82.2%	840
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Virginia	$39,840	$32,715	$2,726	82.1%	820
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Ohio	$39,610	$33,700	$2,808	85.1%	340
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Wisconsin	$39,550	$32,999	$2,750	83.4%	450
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Michigan	$39,340	$32,369	$2,697	82.3%	410
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Arizona	$39,260	$32,953	$2,746	83.9%	360
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in North Carolina	$39,160	$32,591	$2,716	83.2%	840
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Montana	$38,760	$32,259	$2,688	83.2%	370
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Nevada	$38,450	$33,075	$2,756	86%	350
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Mississippi	$38,320	$32,169	$2,681	83.9%	230
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Maine	$38,310	$31,532	$2,628	82.3%	200
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Tennessee	$38,260	$32,922	$2,743	86%	760
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Florida	$38,190	$32,866	$2,739	86.1%	470
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in South Carolina	$38,020	$31,605	$2,634	83.1%	440
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Arkansas	$36,940	$30,633	$2,553	82.9%	300
Conveyor Operators and Tenders in Oklahoma	$36,200	$30,183	$2,515	83.4%	350

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