What are the main factors that influence a Chemical Production 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 Chemical Production Operator?

The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Chemical Production Operator roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Chemical Production Operator's salary?

A Chemical Production Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $40,560 for beginners, reaching about $55,322 at mid-level, and approach $125,007 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Chemical Production Operator?

Chemical Production Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Chemical Production Operator roles are District of Columbia $50,502, California $50,310, Massachusetts $49,640. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Chemical Production Operator roles make?

Salaries for Chemical Production Operator level roles vary by specialization: Chemical Production Engineer: $83,135; Chemical Process Equipment Operator III: $59,300; Chemical Production Operator III: $59,280; Chemical Plant Operator III: $59,279; Chemical Operator: $55,523.

Chemical Production Operator Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Chemical Production Operator make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Chemical Production Operator in South Dakota is $41,452 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

However, a Chemical Production Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $49,637
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,992 to $45,737
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,842

10% $34,842

50% (Median) $41,452

90% $49,637

Chemical Production Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,737	$3,811	$880	$22
Average	$41,452	$3,454	$797	$20
25th Percentile	$37,992	$3,166	$731	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Chemical Production Operator Salaries

A Chemical Production 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 Chemical Production Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Chemical Production 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): $40,560
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,168
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $55,322
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $90,450
Expert (over 8 years): $125,007

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Chemical Production Operator	less than 1 year	$40,560
Chemical Plant Operator II	1-2 years	$50,168
Chemical Plant Operator III	2-4 years	$55,322
Chemical Plant Operations Supervisor	5-8 years	$90,450
Chemical Plant Operations Manager	over 8 years	$125,007

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

District of Columbia: $50,502.
California: $50,310.
Massachusetts: $49,640.

District of Columbia $50,502 California $50,310 Massachusetts $49,640 Washington $49,457 New Jersey $49,439 Alaska $49,375 Connecticut $48,746 New York $48,490

Hawaii $47,674 Rhode Island $47,291 Maryland $47,031 Minnesota $46,675 Colorado $46,538 Illinois $46,493 Oregon $46,319 Delaware $46,191

New Hampshire $46,111 Virginia $45,931 Pennsylvania $45,407 Nevada $45,142 North Dakota $45,056 Michigan $44,919 Wisconsin $44,869 Vermont $44,768

Texas $44,490 Maine $44,472 Arizona $44,445 Ohio $44,413 Georgia $43,993 Indiana $43,783 Wyoming $43,742 Utah $43,678

Iowa $43,651 Kansas $43,432 Louisiana $43,368 North Carolina $43,345 Missouri $43,336 Florida $43,158 Montana $43,062 Nebraska $42,971

Kentucky $42,921 South Carolina $42,739 Tennessee $42,625 Idaho $42,579 New Mexico $42,246 Oklahoma $42,173 Alabama $41,904 South Dakota $41,452

Arkansas $41,206 West Virginia $41,074 Mississippi $40,677

Top Paying Cities for Chemical Production 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:

Alcester: $41,884
Aurora: $42,107
Baltic: $41,654

Alcester, SD $41,884

Aurora, SD $42,107

Baltic, SD $41,654

Beresford, SD $41,777

Brandon, SD $41,569

Brookings, SD $42,184

Burbank, SD $41,735

Canistota, SD $41,797

Canton, SD $41,679

Centerville, SD $41,780

Chancellor, SD $41,674

Chester, SD $41,777

Colman, SD $41,913

Colton, SD $41,739

Crooks, SD $41,631

Davis, SD $41,729

Dell Rapids, SD $41,731

Egan, SD $41,842

Elk Point, SD $41,603

Elkton, SD $42,133

Fairview, SD $41,740

Flandreau, SD $41,978

Freeman, SD $41,933

Garretson, SD $41,662

Gayville, SD $42,003

Harrisburg, SD $41,595

Hartford, SD $41,659

Hudson, SD $41,773

Humboldt, SD $41,718

Hurley, SD $41,781

Irene, SD $41,898

Jefferson, SD $41,448

Lennox, SD $41,674

Lesterville, SD $41,972

Lyons, SD $41,670

Madison, SD $41,996

Marion, SD $41,810

Menno, SD $41,950

Mission Hill, SD $41,981

Monroe, SD $41,764

Belle Fourche, SD $41,926

Black Hawk, SD $40,643

Box Elder, SD $40,696

Buffalo, SD $41,850

Buffalo Gap, SD $41,520

Camp Crook, SD $41,890

Caputa, SD $40,892

Custer, SD $41,431

Deadwood, SD $41,176

Edgemont, SD $41,829

Enning, SD $41,502

Fairburn, SD $41,048

Fort Meade, SD $41,044

Hermosa, SD $40,884

Hill City, SD $41,161

Hot Springs, SD $41,797

Howes, SD $41,594

Interior, SD $41,661

Keystone, SD $40,843

Kyle, SD $41,750

Lead, SD $41,553

Ludlow, SD $42,014

Manderson, SD $41,817

Mud Butte, SD $41,620

Nemo, SD $40,901

Newell, SD $41,700

New Underwood, SD $40,894

Nisland, SD $41,793

Oelrichs, SD $41,711

Oglala, SD $41,783

Oral, SD $41,672

Owanka, SD $41,095

Piedmont, SD $40,673

Pine Ridge, SD $41,861

Porcupine, SD $41,735

Pringle, SD $41,560

Quinn, SD $41,601

Redig, SD $41,551

Saint Onge, SD $41,669

Scenic, SD $41,374

Smithwick, SD $41,725

Spearfish, SD $41,857

Sturgis, SD $40,914

Union Center, SD $41,530

Vale, SD $41,399

Wall, SD $41,540

Wasta, SD $41,330

White Owl, SD $41,613

Whitewood, SD $41,494

Wounded Knee, SD $41,820

Leola, SD $42,067

Long Lake, SD $42,132

Mansfield, SD $42,043

Mellette, SD $42,082

Northville, SD $42,037

Onaka, SD $41,873

Orient, SD $41,937

Pierpont, SD $42,079

Redfield, SD $42,147

Rockham, SD $41,986

Roscoe, SD $41,912

Selby, SD $41,840

Seneca, SD $41,847

Stratford, SD $42,084

Tolstoy, SD $41,850

Tulare, SD $42,089

Turton, SD $42,091

Warner, SD $42,133

Westport, SD $42,075

Pierre, SD $38,428

Agar, SD $39,428

Belvidere, SD $41,600

Blunt, SD $38,428

Burke, SD $41,925

Colome, SD $41,874

Dallas, SD $41,862

Draper, SD $40,569

Fort Pierre, SD $38,541

Gregory, SD $41,906

Hamill, SD $41,802

Harrold, SD $38,653

Hayes, SD $41,171

Herrick, SD $41,902

Holabird, SD $39,524

Ideal, SD $41,791

Kadoka, SD $41,648

Kennebec, SD $41,181

Long Valley, SD $41,646

Lower Brule, SD $41,127

Martin, SD $41,746

Midland, SD $41,511

Milesville, SD $41,538

Mission, SD $41,836

Murdo, SD $41,254

Norris, SD $41,711

Okaton, SD $41,605

Okreek, SD $41,812

Onida, SD $38,805

Parmelee, SD $41,785

Philip, SD $41,598

Presho, SD $40,873

Reliance, SD $41,826

Rosebud, SD $41,881

Saint Charles, SD $41,947

Saint Francis, SD $41,801

Tuthill, SD $41,696

Vivian, SD $40,696

Wanblee, SD $41,724

White River, SD $41,705

Winner, SD $41,836

Witten, SD $41,761

Wood, SD $41,700

Mobridge, SD $41,848

Bison, SD $41,744

Bullhead, SD $42,064

Cherry Creek, SD $41,636

Dupree, SD $41,645

Eagle Butte, SD $41,688

Faith, SD $41,632

Glencross, SD $41,668

Glenham, SD $41,863

Herreid, SD $42,023

Isabel, SD $41,659

Keldron, SD $41,861

Lantry, SD $41,708

Lemmon, SD $42,017

Little Eagle, SD $42,057

Lodgepole, SD $41,904

Mc Intosh, SD $41,924

Mc Laughlin, SD $41,887

Meadow, SD $41,648

Morristown, SD $41,966

Mound City, SD $41,948

Pollock, SD $42,106

Prairie City, SD $41,798

Ralph, SD $41,934

Reva, SD $41,800

Ridgeview, SD $41,709

Timber Lake, SD $41,730

Trail City, SD $41,716

Wakpala, SD $41,888

Walker, SD $41,954

Watauga, SD $41,859

Whitehorse, SD $41,753

Rapid City, SD $40,636

Ellsworth Afb, SD $40,636

Allen, SD $41,746

Batesland, SD $41,763

Montrose, SD $41,798

North Sioux City, SD $41,383

Nunda, SD $41,975

Oldham, SD $42,068

Olivet, SD $41,969

Parker, SD $41,742

Ramona, SD $41,993

Renner, SD $41,605

Rowena, SD $41,577

Rutland, SD $41,938

Salem, SD $41,941

Scotland, SD $42,035

Sinai, SD $42,201

Springfield, SD $42,085

Tabor, SD $42,057

Tea, SD $41,628

Trent, SD $41,786

Tyndall, SD $42,045

Utica, SD $41,972

Valley Springs, SD $41,602

Vermillion, SD $41,982

Viborg, SD $41,888

Volga, SD $42,102

Volin, SD $41,934

Wakonda, SD $41,891

Wentworth, SD $41,923

Winfred, SD $41,944

Worthing, SD $41,668

Yankton, SD $42,142

Sioux Falls, SD $41,566

Vienna, SD $42,178

Wallace, SD $42,153

Waubay, SD $42,133

Webster, SD $42,143

White, SD $42,208

Willow Lake, SD $42,225

Wilmot, SD $42,174

Mitchell, SD $42,181

Alexandria, SD $42,026

Alpena, SD $42,097

Armour, SD $42,010

Artesian, SD $42,090

Avon, SD $42,022

Bonesteel, SD $41,940

Bridgewater, SD $41,913

Canova, SD $41,970

Carpenter, SD $42,194

Carthage, SD $42,100

Cavour, SD $42,156

Chamberlain, SD $41,966

Corsica, SD $42,018

Dante, SD $41,997

Delmont, SD $41,999

Dimock, SD $42,045

Emery, SD $41,982

Ethan, SD $42,068

Fairfax, SD $41,947

Fedora, SD $42,054

Fort Thompson, SD $41,473

Fulton, SD $42,059

Gann Valley, SD $41,879

Geddes, SD $41,957

Harrison, SD $41,989

Highmore, SD $41,181

Stephan, SD $41,363

Hitchcock, SD $42,122

Howard, SD $42,075

Huron, SD $42,266

Iroquois, SD $42,165

Kaylor, SD $42,091

Kimball, SD $41,964

Lake Andes, SD $42,025

Lane, SD $42,185

Letcher, SD $42,071

Marty, SD $42,159

Miller, SD $42,003

Mount Vernon, SD $42,044

New Holland, SD $42,106

Oacoma, SD $41,928

Parkston, SD $42,062

Pickstown, SD $42,089

Plankinton, SD $42,037

Platte, SD $41,966

Pukwana, SD $41,936

Ree Heights, SD $41,726

Saint Lawrence, SD $42,005

Spencer, SD $41,964

Stickney, SD $42,010

Tripp, SD $42,022

Virgil, SD $42,061

Wagner, SD $42,030

Wessington, SD $42,030

Wessington Springs, SD $42,023

White Lake, SD $41,982

Wolsey, SD $42,113

Woonsocket, SD $42,094

Yale, SD $42,190

Aberdeen, SD $42,194

Akaska, SD $41,817

Amherst, SD $42,129

Andover, SD $42,069

Ashton, SD $42,061

Barnard, SD $42,119

Bath, SD $42,106

Bowdle, SD $41,896

Brentford, SD $42,137

Britton, SD $42,248

Claremont, SD $42,094

Columbia, SD $42,043

Conde, SD $42,088

Cresbard, SD $41,984

Doland, SD $42,178

Eureka, SD $42,044

Faulkton, SD $41,981

Ferney, SD $42,241

Frankfort, SD $42,175

Frederick, SD $42,130

Gettysburg, SD $41,586

Groton, SD $42,110

Hecla, SD $42,190

Hosmer, SD $41,977

Houghton, SD $42,012

Hoven, SD $41,862

Ipswich, SD $42,021

Java, SD $41,836

Langford, SD $42,073

Lebanon, SD $41,656

Watertown, SD $42,266

Arlington, SD $42,153

Astoria, SD $42,220

Badger, SD $42,227

Big Stone City, SD $42,288

Bradley, SD $42,139

Brandt, SD $42,192

Bristol, SD $42,106

Bruce, SD $42,146

Bryant, SD $42,207

Castlewood, SD $42,181

Claire City, SD $42,245

Clark, SD $42,212

Clear Lake, SD $42,196

Corona, SD $42,246

De Smet, SD $42,190

Eden, SD $42,115

Erwin, SD $42,163

Estelline, SD $42,174

Florence, SD $42,160

Garden City, SD $42,168

Gary, SD $42,223

Goodwin, SD $42,142

Grenville, SD $42,104

Hayti, SD $42,197

Hazel, SD $42,178

Henry, SD $42,179

Kranzburg, SD $42,335

Labolt, SD $42,147

Lake City, SD $42,185

Lake Norden, SD $42,217

Lake Preston, SD $42,176

Marvin, SD $42,101

Milbank, SD $42,282

New Effington, SD $42,335

Ortley, SD $42,111

Peever, SD $42,167

Raymond, SD $42,188

Revillo, SD $42,172

Rosholt, SD $42,324

Roslyn, SD $42,096

Sisseton, SD $42,193

South Shore, SD $42,114

Stockholm, SD $42,115

Strandburg, SD $42,110

Summit, SD $42,113

Toronto, SD $42,176

Twin Brooks, SD $42,099

Veblen, SD $42,266

Chemical Production Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Chemical Production Operator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Chemical Production Operator positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Chemical Production Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Chemical Production Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$49,743	$24.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$49,743	$24.0	20%
Aerospace & Defense	$47,670	$23.0	15%
Biotechnology	$47,670	$23.0	15%
Internet	$47,670	$23.0	15%

Chemical Production Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Chemical Production 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.

$37,992

Average $41,452/year

$45,737

$3,166

Average $3,454/month

$3,811

$731

Average $797/week

$880

$18

Average $20/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,737	$3,811	$880	$22
Average	$41,452	$3,454	$797	$20
25th Percentile	$37,992	$3,166	$731	$18

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