What are the main factors that influence an Air Compressor Operator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Air Compressor Operator?

The Media industry offers the highest average compensation for Air Compressor Operator roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Air Compressor Operator's salary?

An Air Compressor Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $40,019 for beginners, reaching about $50,467 at mid-level, and approach $78,797 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Air Compressor Operator?

Air Compressor Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Air Compressor Operator roles are District of Columbia $51,240, California $51,046, Massachusetts $50,365. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Air Compressor Operator roles make?

Salaries for Air Compressor Operator level roles vary by specialization: Compressor Engineer: $78,288; Air Defense Battle Management System Operator: $65,947; Compressor Mechanic: $62,485; Compressor Service Technician: $59,403; Compressor Technician: $59,251.

Air Compressor Operator Salary in Wisconsin

How much does an Air Compressor Operator make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Air Compressor Operator in Wisconsin is $45,525 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, an Air Compressor Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,146
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,267 to $50,561
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,391

10% $37,391

50% (Median) $45,525

90% $55,146

Air Compressor Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,561	$4,213	$972	$24
Average	$45,525	$3,794	$875	$22
25th Percentile	$41,267	$3,439	$794	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Air Compressor Operator Salaries

An Air Compressor Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Air Compressor Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Air Compressor Operator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $40,019
Early Career (1-2 years): $44,475
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $50,467
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $54,219
Expert (over 8 years): $78,797

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Machine Operator I	less than 1 year	$40,019
Air Compressor Operator	1-2 years	$44,475
Machine Operator III	2-4 years	$50,467
Machine Operator IV	5-8 years	$54,219
Machine Operator Supervisor	over 8 years	$78,797

How Do Air Compressor Operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Air Compressor Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $51,240.
California: $51,046.
Massachusetts: $50,365.

District of Columbia $51,240 California $51,046 Massachusetts $50,365 Washington $50,180 New Jersey $50,162 Alaska $50,097 Connecticut $49,458 New York $49,199

Hawaii $48,371 Rhode Island $47,982 Maryland $47,718 Minnesota $47,357 Colorado $47,218 Illinois $47,172 Oregon $46,996 Delaware $46,867

New Hampshire $46,785 Virginia $46,603 Pennsylvania $46,071 Nevada $45,802 North Dakota $45,714 Michigan $45,575 Wisconsin $45,525 Vermont $45,423

Texas $45,140 Maine $45,122 Arizona $45,094 Ohio $45,062 Georgia $44,636 Indiana $44,423 Wyoming $44,381 Utah $44,317

Iowa $44,289 Kansas $44,067 Louisiana $44,002 North Carolina $43,979 Missouri $43,970 Florida $43,789 Montana $43,692 Nebraska $43,599

Kentucky $43,548 South Carolina $43,363 Tennessee $43,248 Idaho $43,201 New Mexico $42,864 Oklahoma $42,789 Alabama $42,516 South Dakota $42,058

Arkansas $41,808 West Virginia $41,674 Mississippi $41,272

Top Paying Cities for Air Compressor Operator

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Green Lake: $44,282
Greenville: $44,704
Hancock: $43,890

Green Lake, WI $44,282

Greenville, WI $44,704

Hancock, WI $43,890

Hortonville, WI $44,610

Iola, WI $44,085

King, WI $44,423

Larsen, WI $44,528

Leopolis, WI $44,031

Manawa, WI $44,249

Marion, WI $44,113

Menasha, WI $44,740

Neenah, WI $44,659

Neshkoro, WI $44,123

New London, WI $44,425

Ogdensburg, WI $44,150

Omro, WI $44,368

Pickett, WI $44,404

Pine River, WI $44,232

Plainfield, WI $43,972

Poy Sippi, WI $44,263

Princeton, WI $44,176

Readfield, WI $44,483

Redgranite, WI $44,275

Ripon, WI $44,360

Rosendale, WI $44,382

Saxeville, WI $44,184

Scandinavia, WI $44,120

Tilleda, WI $43,964

Van Dyne, WI $44,438

Waukau, WI $44,361

Waupaca, WI $44,242

Wautoma, WI $44,139

Weyauwega, WI $44,318

Wild Rose, WI $44,152

Winnebago, WI $44,540

Winneconne, WI $44,436

Wilson, WI $45,165

Boyd, WI $43,995

Cadott, WI $44,027

Chetek, WI $43,908

Chippewa Falls, WI $44,121

Colfax, WI $44,068

Conrath, WI $43,819

Cornell, WI $43,932

Dallas, WI $44,160

Downing, WI $44,953

Downsville, WI $44,627

Durand, WI $44,584

Eau Galle, WI $44,485

Eleva, WI $44,169

Elk Mound, WI $44,071

Elmwood, WI $44,913

Fairchild, WI $44,115

Fall Creek, WI $44,141

Gilmanton, WI $44,370

Holcombe, WI $43,857

Humbird, WI $44,066

Independence, WI $44,242

Jim Falls, WI $43,969

Knapp, WI $44,929

Maiden Rock, WI $44,984

Menomonie, WI $44,584

Merrillan, WI $44,005

Mondovi, WI $44,258

Nelson, WI $44,786

New Auburn, WI $43,890

Osseo, WI $44,272

Pepin, WI $45,139

Pigeon Falls, WI $44,370

Plum City, WI $44,923

Prairie Farm, WI $44,541

Ridgeland, WI $44,302

Rock Falls, WI $44,090

Sand Creek, WI $43,914

Sheldon, WI $43,800

Spring Valley, WI $45,195

Stanley, WI $44,007

Stockholm, WI $45,245

Strum, WI $44,243

Thorp, WI $43,986

Wheeler, WI $44,398

Whitehall, WI $44,185

Spooner, WI $43,786

Almena, WI $44,399

Ashland, WI $43,742

Balsam Lake, WI $45,123

Barron, WI $44,120

Barronett, WI $43,805

Bayfield, WI $43,743

Benoit, WI $43,679

Birchwood, WI $43,727

Brill, WI $43,910

Bruce, WI $43,777

Brule, WI $44,151

Cable, WI $43,590

Cameron, WI $43,921

Centuria, WI $45,371

Comstock, WI $44,520

Cornucopia, WI $43,802

Couderay, WI $43,612

Cumberland, WI $44,193

Danbury, WI $44,048

Drummond, WI $43,720

Edgewater, WI $43,701

Exeland, WI $43,645

Foxboro, WI $44,308

Frederic, WI $44,437

Gordon, WI $43,940

Grand View, WI $43,631

Grantsburg, WI $44,708

Haugen, WI $43,957

Hawthorne, WI $44,296

Hayward, WI $43,645

Herbster, WI $43,862

Hertel, WI $43,798

High Bridge, WI $43,677

Iron River, WI $43,991

Ladysmith, WI $43,780

Lake Nebagamon, WI $44,198

La Pointe, WI $43,669

Luck, WI $44,953

Maple, WI $44,302

Marengo, WI $43,659

Mason, WI $43,665

Mikana, WI $43,905

Milltown, WI $45,140

Minong, WI $43,921

Odanah, WI $43,842

Ojibwa, WI $43,569

Glidden, WI $43,585

Harshaw, WI $43,788

Hawkins, WI $43,704

Hazelhurst, WI $43,795

Heafford Junction, WI $43,832

Hurley, WI $43,707

Iron Belt, WI $43,625

Kennan, WI $43,711

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $43,783

Lake Tomahawk, WI $43,808

Land O Lakes, WI $43,749

Laona, WI $43,773

Long Lake, WI $43,653

Mc Naughton, WI $43,813

Manitowish Waters, WI $43,746

Mellen, WI $43,604

Mercer, WI $43,668

Minocqua, WI $43,829

Montreal, WI $43,718

Park Falls, WI $43,701

Phelps, WI $43,748

Phillips, WI $43,721

Prentice, WI $43,754

Presque Isle, WI $43,728

Saint Germain, WI $43,838

Saxon, WI $43,642

Sayner, WI $43,778

Star Lake, WI $43,664

Three Lakes, WI $43,786

Tony, WI $43,774

Tripoli, WI $43,680

Upson, WI $43,495

Wabeno, WI $43,777

Woodruff, WI $43,847

La Crosse, WI $43,539

Alma, WI $44,648

Alma Center, WI $44,060

Arcadia, WI $44,221

Arkdale, WI $43,893

Bangor, WI $43,635

Black River Falls, WI $43,917

Blair, WI $44,050

Camp Douglas, WI $43,958

Cashton, WI $43,682

Cataract, WI $43,752

Chaseburg, WI $43,611

Cochrane, WI $44,571

Coon Valley, WI $43,593

De Soto, WI $43,686

Dodge, WI $44,097

Eastman, WI $43,810

Ettrick, WI $43,770

Ferryville, WI $43,758

Fountain City, WI $44,379

Galesville, WI $43,903

Gays Mills, WI $43,895

Genoa, WI $43,643

Hillsboro, WI $44,051

Hixton, WI $44,059

Holmen, WI $43,641

Hustler, WI $44,118

Kendall, WI $43,997

La Farge, WI $43,929

Lynxville, WI $43,814

Mather, WI $43,905

Melrose, WI $43,762

Millston, WI $43,811

Mindoro, WI $43,672

Mount Sterling, WI $43,967

Necedah, WI $43,910

Norwalk, WI $43,734

Oakdale, WI $43,960

Onalaska, WI $43,573

Ontario, WI $43,925

Readstown, WI $43,879

Rockland, WI $43,626

Seneca, WI $44,010

Soldiers Grove, WI $43,927

Sparta, WI $43,717

Steuben, WI $43,890

Stoddard, WI $43,575

Taylor, WI $43,964

Tomah, WI $43,982

Trempealeau, WI $43,898

Palmyra, WI $44,890

Tunnel City, WI $43,961

Viola, WI $43,957

Viroqua, WI $43,683

Warrens, WI $43,892

Westby, WI $43,660

West Salem, WI $43,595

Wilton, WI $43,958

Eau Claire, WI $44,242

Altoona, WI $44,302

Arkansaw, WI $44,767

Augusta, WI $44,131

Bay City, WI $45,173

Bloomer, WI $43,979

Boyceville, WI $44,673

Glen Flora, WI $43,703

Wales, WI $45,504

Bagley, WI $43,818

Beetown, WI $43,862

Benton, WI $44,035

Bloomington, WI $43,870

Boscobel, WI $43,964

Cassville, WI $43,817

Cuba City, WI $43,957

Dickeyville, WI $43,994

Fennimore, WI $44,017

Glen Haven, WI $43,793

Hazel Green, WI $43,885

Kieler, WI $44,006

Lancaster, WI $43,916

Mount Hope, WI $43,863

Patch Grove, WI $44,021

Platteville, WI $44,103

Potosi, WI $43,829

Prairie Du Chien, WI $43,925

Sinsinawa, WI $43,868

Stitzer, WI $44,003

Wauzeka, WI $43,884

Woodman, WI $43,836

Portage, WI $44,802

Adams, WI $44,095

Arlington, WI $45,255

Baraboo, WI $44,805

Beaver Dam, WI $44,765

Brandon, WI $44,288

Briggsville, WI $44,523

Burnett, WI $44,463

Cambria, WI $44,739

Cazenovia, WI $44,131

Columbus, WI $45,118

Dalton, WI $44,484

Dellwood, WI $43,946

Doylestown, WI $45,047

Elroy, WI $44,009

Endeavor, WI $44,467

Fairwater, WI $44,375

Fall River, WI $44,990

Fox Lake, WI $44,544

Friendship, WI $43,962

Friesland, WI $44,682

Grand Marsh, WI $44,114

Hillpoint, WI $44,389

Kingston, WI $44,526

Lake Delton, WI $44,641

La Valle, WI $44,192

Lime Ridge, WI $44,357

Loganville, WI $44,491

Lyndon Station, WI $44,251

Markesan, WI $44,311

Marquette, WI $44,464

Mauston, WI $44,084

Montello, WI $44,310

New Lisbon, WI $43,963

North Freedom, WI $44,827

Oxford, WI $44,318

Packwaukee, WI $44,494

Pardeeville, WI $44,829

Poynette, WI $45,113

Randolph, WI $44,738

Reedsburg, WI $44,478

Rio, WI $45,065

Rock Springs, WI $44,537

Union Center, WI $44,208

Waupun, WI $44,381

Westfield, WI $44,105

Wisconsin Dells, WI $44,457

Wonewoc, WI $44,041

Wyocena, WI $44,929

Amery, WI $45,382

Baldwin, WI $45,655

Beldenville, WI $45,571

Clayton, WI $44,789

Clear Lake, WI $45,149

Cushing, WI $45,229

Deer Park, WI $45,474

Dresser, WI $45,780

East Ellsworth, WI $45,455

Ellsworth, WI $45,530

Glenwood City, WI $45,250

Hager City, WI $45,646

Hammond, WI $46,193

Hudson, WI $46,924

New Richmond, WI $46,304

Osceola, WI $46,424

Prescott, WI $46,551

River Falls, WI $46,493

Roberts, WI $46,480

Saint Croix Falls, WI $45,509

Somerset, WI $46,740

Star Prairie, WI $46,182

Pell Lake, WI $44,768

Pleasant Prairie, WI $44,810

Powers Lake, WI $44,845

Rochester, WI $45,025

Salem, WI $44,880

Silver Lake, WI $44,891

Somers, WI $44,755

South Milwaukee, WI $46,079

Springfield, WI $44,788

Sturtevant, WI $44,764

Sullivan, WI $44,995

Trevor, WI $44,902

Twin Lakes, WI $44,882

Union Grove, WI $44,861

Walworth, WI $44,693

Radisson, WI $43,625

Waterford, WI $45,263

Waukesha, WI $45,950

Whitewater, WI $44,634

Williams Bay, WI $44,650

Wilmot, WI $44,899

Woodworth, WI $44,845

Zenda, WI $44,648

Milwaukee, WI $46,330

Saint Francis, WI $46,309

Racine, WI $44,733

Afton, WI $44,603

Albany, WI $44,907

Arena, WI $44,922

Argyle, WI $44,656

Avalon, WI $44,610

Avoca, WI $44,353

Barneveld, WI $44,926

Belleville, WI $45,203

Belmont, WI $44,226

Beloit, WI $44,562

Black Earth, WI $45,206

Blanchardville, WI $44,774

Blue Mounds, WI $45,072

Blue River, WI $43,948

Brodhead, WI $44,601

Brooklyn, WI $45,225

Browntown, WI $44,306

Cambridge, WI $45,203

Gile, WI $43,853

Clinton, WI $44,636

Wausau, WI $43,998

Marshfield, WI $44,017

Abbotsford, WI $43,974

Amherst, WI $44,091

Amherst Junction, WI $44,041

Aniwa, WI $43,826

Antigo, WI $43,869

Arpin, WI $43,930

Athens, WI $43,873

Auburndale, WI $43,908

Babcock, WI $43,840

Birnamwood, WI $43,852

Blenker, WI $43,902

Bowler, WI $43,937

Brokaw, WI $43,940

Bryant, WI $43,774

Chili, WI $43,964

Colby, WI $43,950

Curtiss, WI $43,930

Custer, WI $43,979

Deerbrook, WI $43,772

Dorchester, WI $43,933

Edgar, WI $43,908

Eland, WI $43,902

Elcho, WI $43,793

Elderon, WI $43,928

Elton, WI $43,831

Galloway, WI $43,970

Gilman, WI $43,834

Jump River, WI $43,796

Gleason, WI $43,781

Granton, WI $43,962

Greenwood, WI $43,984

Hannibal, WI $43,827

Hatley, WI $43,885

Hewitt, WI $44,096

Irma, WI $43,801

Junction City, WI $43,885

Loyal, WI $43,980

Lublin, WI $43,871

Marathon, WI $43,900

Mattoon, WI $43,987

Medford, WI $43,886

Merrill, WI $43,871

Milladore, WI $43,901

Mosinee, WI $43,930

Neillsville, WI $44,022

Nekoosa, WI $43,945

Nelsonville, WI $44,137

Ogema, WI $43,767

Owen, WI $43,940

Pearson, WI $43,757

Pelican Lake, WI $43,759

Phlox, WI $43,955

Woodville, WI $45,403

Houlton, WI $47,039

Abrams, WI $44,000

Amberg, WI $43,734

Armstrong Creek, WI $43,745

Athelstane, WI $43,762

Black Creek, WI $44,476

Bonduel, WI $44,122

Brillion, WI $44,437

Cecil, WI $44,054

Coleman, WI $43,962

Combined Locks, WI $44,772

Crivitz, WI $43,883

De Pere, WI $44,094

Dunbar, WI $43,716

Fence, WI $43,670

Florence, WI $43,734

Forest Junction, WI $44,563

Gillett, WI $44,022

Goodman, WI $43,743

Greenleaf, WI $44,263

Green Valley, WI $44,034

Gresham, WI $44,006

Hilbert, WI $44,547

Kaukauna, WI $44,717

Freedom, WI $44,661

Keshena, WI $44,053

Kimberly, WI $44,774

Krakow, WI $44,034

Lakewood, WI $43,815

Lena, WI $43,992

Little Chute, WI $44,773

Little Suamico, WI $43,989

Marinette, WI $44,017

Mountain, WI $43,840

Neopit, WI $43,946

Niagara, WI $43,782

Nichols, WI $44,280

Oconto, WI $43,988

Oconto Falls, WI $44,012

Oneida, WI $44,039

Pembine, WI $43,753

Peshtigo, WI $43,980

Porterfield, WI $43,865

Potter, WI $44,460

Pound, WI $43,914

Pulaski, WI $44,051

Pickerel, WI $43,798

Pittsville, WI $43,898

Plover, WI $44,045

Port Edwards, WI $44,069

Rib Lake, WI $43,828

Ringle, WI $43,871

Rosholt, WI $43,961

Rothschild, WI $44,039

Rudolph, WI $43,915

Schofield, WI $44,003

Spencer, WI $43,972

Stetsonville, WI $43,906

Stevens Point, WI $44,026

Stratford, WI $43,935

Summit Lake, WI $43,806

Tigerton, WI $44,005

Tomahawk, WI $43,833

Unity, WI $43,937

Vesper, WI $43,922

Westboro, WI $43,771

White Lake, WI $43,793

Willard, WI $43,975

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $44,000

Withee, WI $43,913

Wittenberg, WI $43,952

Rhinelander, WI $43,858

Argonne, WI $43,717

Boulder Junction, WI $43,744

Brantwood, WI $43,703

Butternut, WI $43,632

Catawba, WI $43,717

Clam Lake, WI $43,481

Conover, WI $43,767

Crandon, WI $43,835

Eagle River, WI $43,832

Fifield, WI $43,690

Poplar, WI $44,367

Port Wing, WI $44,002

Seymour, WI $44,226

Oak Creek, WI $45,768

Adell, WI $44,874

Allenton, WI $45,038

Ashippun, WI $45,183

Belgium, WI $45,314

Brookfield, WI $46,228

Brownsville, WI $44,426

Butler, WI $46,254

Campbellsport, WI $44,646

Cascade, WI $44,609

Cedarburg, WI $45,834

Cedar Grove, WI $45,106

Chilton, WI $44,462

Cleveland, WI $44,284

Clyman, WI $44,829

Colgate, WI $45,761

Delafield, WI $45,486

Eden, WI $44,412

Elkhart Lake, WI $44,409

Fredonia, WI $45,302

Germantown, WI $45,951

Glenbeulah, WI $44,387

Grafton, WI $45,842

Greenbush, WI $44,386

Hartford, WI $45,357

Hartland, WI $45,625

Hingham, WI $44,803

Horicon, WI $44,698

Hubertus, WI $45,699

Hustisford, WI $44,878

Iron Ridge, WI $44,944

Ixonia, WI $45,084

Jackson, WI $45,703

Johnson Creek, WI $44,945

Juneau, WI $44,698

Kewaskum, WI $45,057

Kiel, WI $44,331

Kohler, WI $44,523

Lannon, WI $46,015

Lebanon, WI $44,921

Lomira, WI $44,635

Malone, WI $44,424

Mayville, WI $44,649

Menomonee Falls, WI $46,084

Merton, WI $45,699

Mount Calvary, WI $44,462

Nashotah, WI $45,476

Neosho, WI $45,100

Newburg, WI $45,486

New Holstein, WI $44,399

Newton, WI $44,242

North Lake, WI $45,858

Oakfield, WI $44,344

Oconomowoc, WI $45,297

Okauchee, WI $45,426

Oostburg, WI $44,884

Pewaukee, WI $45,822

Plymouth, WI $44,469

Port Washington, WI $45,564

Random Lake, WI $45,087

Richfield, WI $45,724

Rubicon, WI $45,178

Saint Cloud, WI $44,457

Saukville, WI $45,621

Sheboygan, WI $44,650

Sheboygan Falls, WI $44,500

Slinger, WI $45,500

Stockbridge, WI $44,561

Sussex, WI $45,857

West Bend, WI $45,263

Theresa, WI $44,902

Thiensville, WI $46,172

Waldo, WI $44,762

Watertown, WI $44,889

Mequon, WI $46,054

Woodland, WI $44,984

Bassett, WI $44,883

Benet Lake, WI $44,841

Big Bend, WI $45,582

Bristol, WI $44,846

Burlington, WI $44,930

Caledonia, WI $45,098

Camp Lake, WI $44,896

Cudahy, WI $46,273

Darien, WI $44,684

Delavan, WI $44,665

Dousman, WI $45,175

Eagle, WI $45,092

Cobb, WI $44,378

Cottage Grove, WI $45,463

Cross Plains, WI $45,349

Dane, WI $45,346

Darlington, WI $44,353

Deerfield, WI $45,338

De Forest, WI $45,397

Dodgeville, WI $44,577

Edgerton, WI $45,104

Edmund, WI $44,475

Evansville, WI $44,981

Footville, WI $44,699

Fort Atkinson, WI $44,911

Gotham, WI $44,575

Gratiot, WI $44,154

Hanover, WI $44,690

Highland, WI $44,318

Hollandale, WI $44,845

Janesville, WI $44,725

Shawano, WI $44,079

Sherwood, WI $44,678

Shiocton, WI $44,363

Sobieski, WI $43,996

Suamico, WI $43,984

Suring, WI $43,929

Townsend, WI $43,835

Wausaukee, WI $43,809

Wrightstown, WI $44,546

Zachow, WI $44,068

Algoma, WI $43,987

Baileys Harbor, WI $43,866

Brussels, WI $43,982

Casco, WI $43,991

Collins, WI $44,336

Denmark, WI $44,043

Egg Harbor, WI $43,901

Ellison Bay, WI $43,826

Ephraim, WI $43,900

Fish Creek, WI $43,871

Forestville, WI $43,983

Francis Creek, WI $44,094

Kellnersville, WI $44,123

Kewaunee, WI $44,012

Luxemburg, WI $43,992

Manitowoc, WI $44,177

Maplewood, WI $43,975

Maribel, WI $44,095

Mishicot, WI $44,058

New Franken, WI $43,985

Reedsville, WI $44,213

Saint Nazianz, WI $44,300

Sister Bay, WI $43,874

Sturgeon Bay, WI $43,990

Tisch Mills, WI $44,039

Two Rivers, WI $44,055

Valders, WI $44,279

Washington Island, WI $43,800

Whitelaw, WI $44,125

Green Bay, WI $43,979

East Troy, WI $45,092

Elkhorn, WI $44,781

Elm Grove, WI $46,254

Fontana, WI $44,676

Franksville, WI $45,069

Genesee Depot, WI $45,416

Genoa City, WI $44,803

Greendale, WI $46,221

Hales Corners, WI $46,142

Franklin, WI $45,876

Helenville, WI $44,839

Honey Creek, WI $44,951

Kansasville, WI $44,935

Kenosha, WI $44,744

New Berlin, WI $45,998

Lake Geneva, WI $44,651

Lyons, WI $44,891

Mukwonago, WI $45,367

Muskego, WI $45,655

New Munster, WI $44,897

North Prairie, WI $45,343

Fremont, WI $44,400

Rice Lake, WI $43,870

Sarona, WI $43,762

Shell Lake, WI $43,800

Siren, WI $44,243

Solon Springs, WI $43,994

South Range, WI $44,409

Springbrook, WI $43,678

Stone Lake, WI $43,694

Superior, WI $44,456

Trego, WI $43,725

Turtle Lake, WI $44,715

Wascott, WI $43,950

Washburn, WI $43,781

Webster, WI $43,834

Weyerhaeuser, WI $43,763

Winter, WI $43,554

Oshkosh, WI $44,517

Almond, WI $44,036

Appleton, WI $44,775

Bancroft, WI $43,898

Bear Creek, WI $44,292

Berlin, WI $44,323

Big Falls, WI $44,190

Butte Des Morts, WI $44,494

Caroline, WI $44,070

Clintonville, WI $44,184

Coloma, WI $43,920

Dale, WI $44,575

Eldorado, WI $44,412

Embarrass, WI $44,170

Eureka, WI $44,335

Fond Du Lac, WI $44,628

Jefferson, WI $44,873

Juda, WI $44,545

Lake Mills, WI $45,088

Linden, WI $44,429

Livingston, WI $44,201

Lodi, WI $45,201

Lone Rock, WI $44,441

Lowell, WI $44,913

Mc Farland, WI $45,513

Marshall, WI $45,289

Mazomanie, WI $45,183

Merrimac, WI $45,004

Middleton, WI $45,480

Milton, WI $44,745

Mineral Point, WI $44,448

Monroe, WI $44,518

Montfort, WI $44,219

Monticello, WI $44,856

Morrisonville, WI $45,350

Mount Horeb, WI $45,137

Muscoda, WI $44,145

New Glarus, WI $45,040

Oregon, WI $45,437

Orfordville, WI $44,648

Plain, WI $44,576

Prairie Du Sac, WI $45,028

Reeseville, WI $45,004

Rewey, WI $44,250

Richland Center, WI $44,100

Ridgeway, WI $44,897

Sauk City, WI $45,041

Sextonville, WI $44,505

Sharon, WI $44,673

Shullsburg, WI $44,070

South Wayne, WI $44,248

Spring Green, WI $44,748

Stoughton, WI $45,351

Sun Prairie, WI $45,397

Verona, WI $45,384

Waterloo, WI $45,149

Waunakee, WI $45,498

Windsor, WI $45,469

Woodford, WI $44,511

Madison, WI $45,594

Air Compressor Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Air Compressor Operator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Media and Insurance sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Air Compressor Operator positions in MFG Durable or Internet typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Air Compressor Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Air Compressor Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Media	$59,182	$28.0	30%
Insurance	$56,906	$27.0	25%
Construction	$54,629	$26.0	20%
Financial Services	$52,353	$25.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$50,077	$24.0	10%

Air Compressor Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Air Compressor Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$41,267

Average $45,525/year

$50,561

$3,439

Average $3,794/month

$4,213

$794

Average $875/week

$972

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,561	$4,213	$972	$24
Average	$45,525	$3,794	$875	$22
25th Percentile	$41,267	$3,439	$794	$20

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