What are the main factors that influence a CIP 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 CIP Operator?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for CIP Operator roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A CIP Operator's salary?

A CIP Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $51,870 for beginners, reaching about $64,337 at mid-level, and approach $80,059 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a CIP Operator?

CIP Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for CIP Operator roles are District of Columbia $74,446, California $74,164, Massachusetts $73,176. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of CIP Operator roles make?

Salaries for CIP Operator level roles vary by specialization: CIP Technician: $65,472; Operator, Assembly Operator: $55,969; Crane/Tower Operator: $54,951; Crane Operator: $52,070; Furnace Operator/Tender: $47,569.

CIP Operator Salary in Vermont

How much does a CIP Operator make in Vermont? As of November 01, 2026, the average salary for a CIP Operator in Vermont is $65,994 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,194
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,339 to $73,950
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,280

10% $53,280

50% (Median) $65,994

90% $81,194

CIP Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,950	$6,163	$1,422	$36
Average	$65,994	$5,500	$1,269	$32
25th Percentile	$59,339	$4,945	$1,141	$29

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Key Factors That Influence CIP Operator Salaries

A CIP 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 CIP Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a CIP 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): $51,870
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,634
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $64,337
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $73,963
Expert (over 8 years): $80,059

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Facilities Mechanic Technician I	less than 1 year	$51,870
Facilities Mechanic Technician II	1-2 years	$57,634
CIP Operator	2-4 years	$64,337
Facilities Mechanic Technician IV	5-8 years	$73,963
Facilities Mechanic Supervisor	over 8 years	$80,059

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

District of Columbia: $74,446.
California: $74,164.
Massachusetts: $73,176.

District of Columbia $74,446 California $74,164 Massachusetts $73,176 Washington $72,907 New Jersey $72,880 Alaska $72,786 Connecticut $71,858 New York $71,481

Hawaii $70,278 Rhode Island $69,713 Maryland $69,330 Minnesota $68,805 Colorado $68,603 Illinois $68,536 Oregon $68,281 Delaware $68,092

New Hampshire $67,974 Virginia $67,709 Pennsylvania $66,936 Nevada $66,546 North Dakota $66,418 Michigan $66,216 Wisconsin $66,142 Vermont $65,994

Texas $65,584 Maine $65,557 Arizona $65,517 Ohio $65,470 Georgia $64,851 Indiana $64,542 Wyoming $64,482 Utah $64,387

Iowa $64,347 Kansas $64,024 Louisiana $63,930 North Carolina $63,897 Missouri $63,883 Florida $63,621 Montana $63,480 Nebraska $63,345

Kentucky $63,271 South Carolina $63,002 Tennessee $62,834 Idaho $62,767 New Mexico $62,276 Oklahoma $62,169 Alabama $61,772 South Dakota $61,106

Arkansas $60,743 West Virginia $60,548 Mississippi $59,963

Top Paying Cities for CIP 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:

Adamant: $67,551
Barre: $67,653
Cabot: $67,504

Adamant, VT $67,551

Barre, VT $67,653

Cabot, VT $67,504

Calais, VT $67,563

East Barre, VT $67,550

East Calais, VT $67,551

East Montpelier, VT $67,596

Eden, VT $67,507

Eden Mills, VT $67,445

Graniteville, VT $67,649

Hyde Park, VT $67,606

Johnson, VT $67,692

Lake Elmore, VT $67,531

Marshfield, VT $67,515

Moretown, VT $67,696

Morrisville, VT $67,688

Moscow, VT $67,723

Northfield, VT $67,614

Northfield Falls, VT $67,930

North Hyde Park, VT $67,601

North Montpelier, VT $67,534

Plainfield, VT $67,524

Roxbury, VT $67,410

South Barre, VT $67,731

Waterbury, VT $67,716

Stowe, VT $67,725

Waitsfield, VT $67,688

Warren, VT $67,561

Washington, VT $67,429

Waterbury Center, VT $67,714

Websterville, VT $67,638

Williamstown, VT $67,559

Wolcott, VT $67,522

Woodbury, VT $67,456

Worcester, VT $67,523

Rutland, VT $67,521

Belmont, VT $67,312

Benson, VT $67,312

Bomoseen, VT $67,418

Brandon, VT $67,468

Bridport, VT $67,475

Castleton, VT $67,431

Center Rutland, VT $67,477

Chittenden, VT $67,322

Cuttingsville, VT $67,298

Danby, VT $67,413

East Middlebury, VT $67,512

East Poultney, VT $67,421

East Wallingford, VT $67,347

Fair Haven, VT $67,372

Florence, VT $67,348

Forest Dale, VT $67,470

Gaysville, VT $67,042

Granville, VT $67,359

Hancock, VT $67,348

Hydeville, VT $67,426

Killington, VT $67,341

Middlebury, VT $67,616

Middletown Springs, VT $67,384

Mount Holly, VT $67,322

North Clarendon, VT $67,421

Orwell, VT $67,413

Pawlet, VT $67,437

Pittsfield, VT $67,380

Pittsford, VT $67,444

Poultney, VT $67,431

Proctor, VT $67,506

Ripton, VT $67,428

Rochester, VT $67,393

Rupert, VT $67,386

Salisbury, VT $67,494

Shoreham, VT $67,437

Stockbridge, VT $67,317

Wallingford, VT $67,353

Wells, VT $67,440

West Pawlet, VT $67,463

West Rupert, VT $67,447

West Rutland, VT $67,406

Whiting, VT $67,439

Saint Johnsbury, VT $67,512

Albany, VT $67,473

Barnet, VT $67,440

Barton, VT $67,466

Beebe Plain, VT $67,486

Concord, VT $67,376

Coventry, VT $67,565

Craftsbury, VT $67,493

Craftsbury Common, VT $67,496

Danville, VT $67,455

Derby, VT $67,486

Derby Line, VT $67,435

East Burke, VT $67,433

East Charleston, VT $67,440

East Hardwick, VT $67,476

East Haven, VT $67,286

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $67,511

Glover, VT $67,445

Granby, VT $67,203

Greensboro, VT $67,423

Greensboro Bend, VT $67,466

Hardwick, VT $67,540

Irasburg, VT $67,449

Island Pond, VT $67,339

Lowell, VT $67,426

Lower Waterford, VT $67,503

Lyndon, VT $67,491

Lyndon Center, VT $67,567

Lyndonville, VT $67,494

Morgan, VT $67,372

Newport, VT $67,526

Newport Center, VT $67,440

North Concord, VT $67,264

North Troy, VT $67,450

Orleans, VT $67,424

Passumpsic, VT $67,516

Peacham, VT $67,380

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $67,518

Sheffield, VT $67,398

Sutton, VT $67,393

Troy, VT $67,456

West Burke, VT $67,438

West Charleston, VT $67,406

West Danville, VT $67,459

Westfield, VT $67,405

West Glover, VT $67,452

Averill, VT $67,059

Beecher Falls, VT $67,494

Canaan, VT $67,326

Gilman, VT $67,622

Guildhall, VT $67,237

Lunenburg, VT $67,384

Norton, VT $67,193

North Bennington, VT $67,944

North Pownal, VT $68,081

Pownal, VT $68,119

White River Junction, VT $67,503

Ascutney, VT $67,535

Barnard, VT $67,350

Bethel, VT $67,392

Bradford, VT $67,462

Bridgewater, VT $67,419

Bridgewater Corners, VT $67,285

Brookfield, VT $67,458

Brownsville, VT $67,421

Chelsea, VT $67,419

Corinth, VT $67,400

East Corinth, VT $67,429

East Randolph, VT $67,441

East Ryegate, VT $67,383

East Thetford, VT $67,466

Fairlee, VT $67,394

Groton, VT $67,412

Hartford, VT $67,679

Hartland, VT $67,442

Hartland Four Corners, VT $67,439

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $67,613

Newbury, VT $67,404

North Hartland, VT $67,490

North Pomfret, VT $67,374

North Thetford, VT $67,465

Norwich, VT $67,452

Plymouth, VT $67,237

Post Mills, VT $67,450

Quechee, VT $67,520

Randolph, VT $67,508

Randolph Center, VT $67,474

Reading, VT $67,293

Sharon, VT $67,390

South Pomfret, VT $67,326

South Royalton, VT $67,410

South Ryegate, VT $67,423

South Strafford, VT $67,406

South Woodstock, VT $67,310

Strafford, VT $67,348

Taftsville, VT $67,526

Thetford, VT $67,466

Thetford Center, VT $67,396

Topsham, VT $67,376

Tunbridge, VT $67,388

Vershire, VT $67,357

Wells River, VT $67,428

West Fairlee, VT $67,552

West Hartford, VT $67,376

West Newbury, VT $67,402

West Topsham, VT $67,429

Wilder, VT $67,682

Windsor, VT $67,470

Woodstock, VT $67,387

Bellows Falls, VT $67,633

Cambridgeport, VT $67,556

Cavendish, VT $67,331

Chester, VT $67,398

Chester Depot, VT $67,374

Grafton, VT $67,347

Londonderry, VT $67,468

Ludlow, VT $67,366

North Springfield, VT $67,601

Perkinsville, VT $67,418

Peru, VT $67,398

Proctorsville, VT $67,343

Saxtons River, VT $67,619

South Londonderry, VT $67,510

Springfield, VT $67,569

Westminster, VT $67,632

Westminster Station, VT $67,637

Weston, VT $67,328

Shaftsbury, VT $67,863

Brattleboro, VT $67,771

Bondville, VT $67,491

East Dover, VT $67,628

Jacksonville, VT $67,798

Jamaica, VT $67,492

Marlboro, VT $68,106

Newfane, VT $67,583

Putney, VT $67,569

Readsboro, VT $68,115

South Newfane, VT $67,607

Stamford, VT $68,065

Townshend, VT $67,522

Vernon, VT $67,978

Wardsboro, VT $67,571

West Dover, VT $67,682

West Dummerston, VT $67,600

West Halifax, VT $67,704

West Townshend, VT $67,431

West Wardsboro, VT $67,433

Whitingham, VT $67,774

Williamsville, VT $67,600

Wilmington, VT $67,733

Burlington, VT $67,918

South Burlington, VT $67,913

Winooski, VT $67,918

Colchester, VT $67,918

Alburgh, VT $67,579

Bakersfield, VT $67,679

Belvidere Center, VT $67,433

Bristol, VT $67,693

Cambridge, VT $67,774

Charlotte, VT $67,825

East Berkshire, VT $67,614

East Fairfield, VT $67,714

Enosburg Falls, VT $67,528

Essex, VT $67,866

Essex Junction, VT $67,870

Fairfax, VT $67,778

Fairfield, VT $67,713

Ferrisburgh, VT $67,750

Franklin, VT $67,532

Grand Isle, VT $67,785

Highgate Center, VT $67,589

Highgate Springs, VT $67,623

Hinesburg, VT $67,824

Huntington, VT $67,773

Isle La Motte, VT $67,663

Jeffersonville, VT $67,728

Jericho, VT $67,809

Jonesville, VT $67,823

Milton, VT $67,842

Monkton, VT $67,770

Montgomery, VT $67,528

Montgomery Center, VT $67,445

New Haven, VT $67,685

North Ferrisburgh, VT $67,780

North Hero, VT $67,713

Richford, VT $67,516

Richmond, VT $67,817

Saint Albans, VT $67,743

Saint Albans Bay, VT $67,735

Shelburne, VT $67,887

Sheldon, VT $67,663

Sheldon Springs, VT $67,829

South Hero, VT $67,846

Starksboro, VT $67,733

Swanton, VT $67,651

Underhill, VT $67,794

Underhill Center, VT $67,796

Vergennes, VT $67,664

Waterville, VT $67,687

Westford, VT $67,827

Williston, VT $67,879

Montpelier, VT $67,642

Bennington, VT $67,993

Arlington, VT $67,754

Dorset, VT $67,491

East Arlington, VT $67,465

East Dorset, VT $67,492

Manchester, VT $67,674

Manchester Center, VT $67,630

CIP Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For CIP Operator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 58% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, CIP Operator positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view CIP Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a CIP Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$79,193	$38.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$75,894	$36.0	15%
Pharmaceuticals	$75,234	$36.0	14%
Aerospace & Defense	$73,914	$36.0	12%
Internet	$72,594	$35.0	10%

CIP Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a CIP 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.

$59,339

Average $65,994/year

$73,950

$4,945

Average $5,500/month

$6,163

$1,141

Average $1,269/week

$1,422

$29

Average $32/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,950	$6,163	$1,422	$36
Average	$65,994	$5,500	$1,269	$32
25th Percentile	$59,339	$4,945	$1,141	$29

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