What are the main factors that influence an Amusement Ride 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 Amusement Ride Operator?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Amusement Ride Operator roles, with salaries approximately 22% above the market median.

How does experience change An Amusement Ride Operator's salary?

An Amusement Ride Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,085 for beginners, reaching about $62,963 at mid-level, and approach $66,811 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Amusement Ride Operator?

Amusement Ride Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Amusement Ride Operator roles are District of Columbia $49,182, California $48,995, Massachusetts $48,342. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Amusement Ride Operator roles make?

Salaries for Amusement Ride Operator level roles vary by specialization: Amusement Manager: $71,885; Amusement Park Manager: $66,295; Amusement Supervisor: $64,615; Amusement Associate: $58,242; Ride Mechanic: $52,158.

Amusement Ride Operator Salary in Oregon

How much does an Amusement Ride Operator make in Oregon? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Amusement Ride Operator in Oregon is $45,108 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $54,489
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,944 to $50,018
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,063

10% $39,063

50% (Median) $45,108

90% $54,489

Amusement Ride Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,018	$4,168	$962	$24
Average	$45,108	$3,759	$867	$22
25th Percentile	$41,944	$3,495	$807	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Amusement Ride Operator Salaries

An Amusement Ride 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 Amusement Ride Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Amusement Ride 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): $44,085
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,384
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $62,963
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $69,504
Expert (over 8 years): $66,811

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Amusement Ride Operator	less than 1 year	$44,085
Production Technician II	1-2 years	$56,384
Production Technician III	2-4 years	$62,963
Production Technician IV	5-8 years	$69,504
Production Team Leader	over 8 years	$66,811

How Do Amusement Ride 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 Amusement Ride Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,182.
California: $48,995.
Massachusetts: $48,342.

District of Columbia $49,182 California $48,995 Massachusetts $48,342 Washington $48,164 New Jersey $48,147 Alaska $48,084 Connecticut $47,471 New York $47,223

Hawaii $46,428 Rhode Island $46,054 Maryland $45,801 Minnesota $45,455 Colorado $45,322 Illinois $45,277 Oregon $45,108 Delaware $44,984

New Hampshire $44,906 Virginia $44,731 Pennsylvania $44,220 Nevada $43,962 North Dakota $43,878 Michigan $43,745 Wisconsin $43,696 Vermont $43,598

Texas $43,327 Maine $43,309 Arizona $43,283 Ohio $43,252 Georgia $42,843 Indiana $42,639 Wyoming $42,599 Utah $42,536

Iowa $42,510 Kansas $42,297 Louisiana $42,234 North Carolina $42,212 Missouri $42,203 Florida $42,030 Montana $41,937 Nebraska $41,848

Kentucky $41,799 South Carolina $41,621 Tennessee $41,510 Idaho $41,466 New Mexico $41,142 Oklahoma $41,071 Alabama $40,808 South Dakota $40,369

Arkansas $40,129 West Virginia $40,000 Mississippi $39,614

Top Paying Cities for Amusement Ride 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:

Antelope: $42,934
Aurora: $45,538
Beaverton: $46,455

Antelope, OR $42,934

Aurora, OR $45,538

Beaverton, OR $46,455

Beavercreek, OR $45,695

Boring, OR $45,990

Bridal Veil, OR $45,919

Brightwood, OR $45,203

Canby, OR $45,568

Cascade Locks, OR $44,556

Clackamas, OR $46,438

Clatskanie, OR $44,474

Colton, OR $45,216

Columbia City, OR $45,624

Corbett, OR $45,694

Donald, OR $45,294

Dufur, OR $43,168

Eagle Creek, OR $45,793

Estacada, OR $45,106

Fairview, OR $46,358

Gervais, OR $44,814

Gladstone, OR $46,421

Government Camp, OR $44,382

Grass Valley, OR $43,031

Gresham, OR $46,344

Hood River, OR $44,302

Hubbard, OR $45,063

Kent, OR $42,934

Lake Oswego, OR $46,534

Marylhurst, OR $46,474

Maupin, OR $42,985

Molalla, OR $44,840

Moro, OR $43,121

Mosier, OR $43,845

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $44,137

Mulino, OR $45,515

Odell, OR $44,200

Oregon City, OR $46,097

Rainier, OR $45,120

Rhododendron, OR $44,787

Rufus, OR $43,255

Saint Helens, OR $45,479

Warren, OR $45,732

Deer Island, OR $45,316

Sandy, OR $45,439

Scappoose, OR $45,671

Shaniko, OR $43,076

The Dalles, OR $43,407

Troutdale, OR $46,181

Tualatin, OR $46,318

Tygh Valley, OR $43,364

Vernonia, OR $44,981

Wasco, OR $43,157

Welches, OR $44,982

West Linn, OR $46,319

Wilsonville, OR $46,030

Woodburn, OR $44,911

Happy Valley, OR $46,501

Damascus, OR $46,269

Amity, OR $44,702

Arch Cape, OR $43,524

Astoria, OR $43,806

Banks, OR $45,599

Bay City, OR $43,707

Beaver, OR $43,930

Buxton, OR $45,322

Cannon Beach, OR $43,505

Carlton, OR $44,814

Cloverdale, OR $43,658

Cornelius, OR $45,940

Dayton, OR $44,843

Dundee, OR $45,204

Forest Grove, OR $45,575

Gales Creek, OR $45,067

Garibaldi, OR $43,711

Gaston, OR $45,339

Hammond, OR $43,310

Hebo, OR $43,800

Hillsboro, OR $46,066

Manning, OR $45,371

Lafayette, OR $44,898

Mcminnville, OR $44,678

Manzanita, OR $43,654

Nehalem, OR $43,770

Newberg, OR $45,607

North Plains, OR $45,856

Oceanside, OR $43,557

Pacific City, OR $43,661

Rockaway Beach, OR $43,652

Saint Paul, OR $45,039

Seaside, OR $43,893

Sherwood, OR $46,081

Tillamook, OR $43,961

Netarts, OR $43,598

Timber, OR $45,046

Tolovana Park, OR $43,512

Warrenton, OR $43,493

Wheeler, OR $43,765

Yamhill, OR $44,954

Neskowin, OR $43,638

Portland, OR $46,543

Salem, OR $44,851

Keizer, OR $44,859

Albany, OR $44,409

Alsea, OR $43,654

Aumsville, OR $44,765

Blodgett, OR $43,703

Brownsville, OR $43,945

Cascadia, OR $43,426

Corvallis, OR $44,303

Crabtree, OR $44,364

Crawfordsville, OR $43,922

Dallas, OR $44,627

Depoe Bay, OR $43,486

Detroit, OR $43,312

Eddyville, OR $43,470

Falls City, OR $44,409

Foster, OR $43,766

Gates, OR $44,148

Grand Ronde, OR $44,225

Halsey, OR $43,952

Idanha, OR $43,348

Independence, OR $44,794

Jefferson, OR $44,698

Lebanon, OR $43,989

Logsden, OR $43,652

Lyons, OR $44,241

Mill City, OR $44,245

Monmouth, OR $44,510

Mount Angel, OR $44,802

Neotsu, OR $43,690

Newport, OR $43,401

South Beach, OR $43,260

Lincoln City, OR $43,636

Otis, OR $43,722

Otter Rock, OR $43,409

Philomath, OR $43,858

Rickreall, OR $44,802

Rose Lodge, OR $43,765

Saint Benedict, OR $44,796

Scio, OR $44,439

Scotts Mills, OR $44,691

Seal Rock, OR $43,208

Shedd, OR $43,934

Sheridan, OR $44,528

Siletz, OR $43,570

Silverton, OR $44,704

Stayton, OR $44,582

Mehama, OR $44,463

Sublimity, OR $44,655

Sweet Home, OR $43,845

Gleneden Beach, OR $43,533

Tangent, OR $44,013

Tidewater, OR $43,364

Toledo, OR $43,415

Turner, OR $44,772

Waldport, OR $43,262

Willamina, OR $44,375

Eugene, OR $44,229

Agness, OR $42,814

Allegany, OR $42,866

Alvadore, OR $44,186

Azalea, OR $43,315

Bandon, OR $42,899

Blachly, OR $43,809

Blue River, OR $43,133

Broadbent, OR $42,833

Brookings, OR $43,081

Camas Valley, OR $42,857

Canyonville, OR $43,177

Cheshire, OR $43,973

Coos Bay, OR $42,878

Coquille, OR $42,882

Cottage Grove, OR $43,825

Crescent Lake, OR $42,938

Creswell, OR $44,084

Culp Creek, OR $43,641

Curtin, OR $43,792

Days Creek, OR $43,121

Deadwood, OR $43,628

Dexter, OR $43,957

Dillard, OR $42,993

Dorena, OR $43,510

Drain, OR $43,634

Elkton, OR $43,327

Elmira, OR $44,031

Fall Creek, OR $43,899

Florence, OR $43,288

Gardiner, OR $42,937

Glendale, OR $43,224

Glide, OR $43,041

Gold Beach, OR $42,951

Harrisburg, OR $44,118

Idleyld Park, OR $42,937

Junction City, OR $44,089

Lakeside, OR $42,950

Langlois, OR $42,857

Lorane, OR $43,910

Lowell, OR $43,894

Mapleton, OR $43,380

Marcola, OR $44,032

Pleasant Hill, OR $44,150

Monroe, OR $43,893

Myrtle Creek, OR $42,997

Myrtle Point, OR $42,850

North Bend, OR $42,880

Noti, OR $43,884

Oakland, OR $43,260

Oakridge, OR $43,459

Ophir, OR $42,947

Port Orford, OR $42,888

Powers, OR $42,879

Reedsport, OR $43,183

Riddle, OR $43,085

Roseburg, OR $43,055

Scottsburg, OR $43,107

Springfield, OR $44,140

Sixes, OR $42,852

Sutherlin, OR $43,282

Swisshome, OR $43,428

Tenmile, OR $42,900

Thurston, OR $44,160

Tiller, OR $43,159

Umpqua, OR $43,019

Veneta, OR $43,993

Vida, OR $43,658

Walterville, OR $43,865

Walton, OR $43,721

Wedderburn, OR $42,977

Westfir, OR $43,603

Westlake, OR $43,166

Wilbur, OR $43,096

Winchester, OR $43,099

Winston, OR $42,908

Wolf Creek, OR $43,304

Yachats, OR $43,270

Yoncalla, OR $43,513

Medford, OR $44,033

Central Point, OR $43,972

White City, OR $43,695

Ashland, OR $43,714

Butte Falls, OR $43,433

Cave Junction, OR $43,310

Eagle Point, OR $43,788

Gold Hill, OR $43,867

Grants Pass, OR $43,523

Jacksonville, OR $43,787

Kerby, OR $43,378

Merlin, OR $43,242

Murphy, OR $43,689

O Brien, OR $43,289

Phoenix, OR $44,020

Prospect, OR $43,324

Rogue River, OR $43,669

Selma, OR $43,270

Shady Cove, OR $43,727

Talent, OR $43,936

Trail, OR $43,393

Wilderville, OR $43,361

Williams, OR $43,651

Klamath Falls, OR $43,316

Crater Lake, OR $42,850

Adel, OR $43,071

Beatty, OR $42,961

Bly, OR $43,003

Bonanza, OR $43,039

Chiloquin, OR $43,035

Dairy, OR $43,016

Fort Klamath, OR $43,021

Keno, OR $43,333

Lakeview, OR $43,107

Malin, OR $43,095

Merrill, OR $43,113

Midland, OR $43,159

New Pine Creek, OR $43,204

Paisley, OR $43,001

Plush, OR $43,051

Silver Lake, OR $42,985

Sprague River, OR $42,997

Summer Lake, OR $42,945

Christmas Valley, OR $43,017

Bend, OR $43,116

Fields, OR $43,062

Ashwood, OR $42,924

Brothers, OR $42,964

Burns, OR $43,069

Princeton, OR $42,987

Diamond, OR $42,959

Camp Sherman, OR $42,991

Chemult, OR $42,960

Crane, OR $43,034

Crescent, OR $42,938

Culver, OR $43,024

Fort Rock, OR $42,991

Frenchglen, OR $42,955

Gilchrist, OR $43,021

Hines, OR $43,077

La Pine, OR $43,068

Madras, OR $43,054

Mitchell, OR $42,958

Paulina, OR $42,975

Post, OR $42,956

Powell Butte, OR $43,058

Prineville, OR $43,060

Redmond, OR $43,121

Riley, OR $42,953

Sisters, OR $42,992

Terrebonne, OR $43,077

Warm Springs, OR $43,000

Pendleton, OR $44,447

Adams, OR $43,575

Arlington, OR $43,080

Athena, OR $44,546

Baker City, OR $43,106

Bates, OR $42,986

Boardman, OR $44,248

Bridgeport, OR $42,995

Canyon City, OR $43,056

Condon, OR $42,978

Cove, OR $43,061

Dayville, OR $43,009

Echo, OR $44,573

Elgin, OR $43,070

Enterprise, OR $42,970

Fossil, OR $42,985

Haines, OR $43,080

Halfway, OR $42,986

Helix, OR $45,595

Heppner, OR $43,005

Hereford, OR $43,014

Hermiston, OR $45,843

Lexington, OR $43,796

Oxbow, OR $42,792

Imbler, OR $43,093

Imnaha, OR $42,685

Ione, OR $43,069

Irrigon, OR $45,542

John Day, OR $43,125

Joseph, OR $42,920

Kimberly, OR $42,996

La Grande, OR $43,119

Long Creek, OR $43,004

Lostine, OR $43,023

Meacham, OR $43,080

Mikkalo, OR $43,133

Milton Freewater, OR $44,132

Monument, OR $42,994

Mount Vernon, OR $43,053

North Powder, OR $43,061

Pilot Rock, OR $43,219

Prairie City, OR $43,085

Richland, OR $42,943

Seneca, OR $43,058

Spray, OR $42,993

Stanfield, OR $45,723

Summerville, OR $43,075

Sumpter, OR $43,039

Ukiah, OR $42,997

Umatilla, OR $46,062

Union, OR $43,070

Unity, OR $43,062

Wallowa, OR $43,082

Weston, OR $43,694

Adrian, OR $42,350

Arock, OR $42,802

Brogan, OR $42,977

Drewsey, OR $43,031

Durkee, OR $42,948

Harper, OR $42,856

Huntington, OR $42,981

Ironside, OR $43,000

Jamieson, OR $42,863

Jordan Valley, OR $42,810

Juntura, OR $42,999

Nyssa, OR $42,556

Ontario, OR $42,649

Riverside, OR $42,956

Vale, OR $42,875

Westfall, OR $43,013

Amusement Ride Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Amusement Ride Operator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 44% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 22% above the average. In contrast, Amusement Ride Operator positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Amusement Ride Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Amusement Ride Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$55,032	$26.0	22%
Internet	$52,777	$25.0	17%
Aerospace & Defense	$50,521	$24.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$49,619	$24.0	10%
Financial Services	$49,619	$24.0	10%

Amusement Ride Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Amusement Ride 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.

$41,944

Average $45,108/year

$50,018

$3,495

Average $3,759/month

$4,168

$807

Average $867/week

$962

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,018	$4,168	$962	$24
Average	$45,108	$3,759	$867	$22
25th Percentile	$41,944	$3,495	$807	$20

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