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 $51,868 for beginners, reaching about $64,332 at mid-level, and approach $80,048 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 $74,444, California $74,162, Massachusetts $73,173. 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: $65,459; Operator, Assembly Operator: $55,954; Crane/Tower Operator: $54,857; Crane Operator: $52,066; Furnace Operator/Tender: $47,488.

CIP Operator Salary in Vermont

How much does a CIP Operator make in Vermont? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a CIP Operator in Vermont is $65,992 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): $81,218
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,335 to $73,962
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,274

10% $53,274

50% (Median) $65,992

90% $81,218

CIP Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,962	$6,163	$1,422	$36
Average	$65,992	$5,499	$1,269	$32
25th Percentile	$59,335	$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): $51,868
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,630
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $64,332
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $73,952
Expert (over 8 years): $80,048

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Facilities Mechanic Technician I	less than 1 year	$51,868
Facilities Mechanic Technician II	1-2 years	$57,630
CIP Operator	2-4 years	$64,332
Facilities Mechanic Technician IV	5-8 years	$73,952
Facilities Mechanic Supervisor	over 8 years	$80,048

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: $74,444.
California: $74,162.
Massachusetts: $73,173.

District of Columbia $74,444 California $74,162 Massachusetts $73,173 Washington $72,904 New Jersey $72,877 Alaska $72,783 Connecticut $71,855 New York $71,479

Hawaii $70,275 Rhode Island $69,711 Maryland $69,327 Minnesota $68,803 Colorado $68,601 Illinois $68,534 Oregon $68,278 Delaware $68,090

New Hampshire $67,972 Virginia $67,707 Pennsylvania $66,934 Nevada $66,544 North Dakota $66,416 Michigan $66,214 Wisconsin $66,140 Vermont $65,992

Texas $65,582 Maine $65,555 Arizona $65,515 Ohio $65,468 Georgia $64,849 Indiana $64,540 Wyoming $64,480 Utah $64,385

Iowa $64,345 Kansas $64,022 Louisiana $63,928 North Carolina $63,895 Missouri $63,881 Florida $63,619 Montana $63,478 Nebraska $63,343

Kentucky $63,269 South Carolina $63,000 Tennessee $62,832 Idaho $62,765 New Mexico $62,274 Oklahoma $62,167 Alabama $61,770 South Dakota $61,104

Arkansas $60,741 West Virginia $60,546 Mississippi $59,961

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: $67,549
Barre: $67,650
Cabot: $67,502

Adamant, VT $67,549

Barre, VT $67,650

Cabot, VT $67,502

Calais, VT $67,561

East Barre, VT $67,548

East Calais, VT $67,549

East Montpelier, VT $67,594

Eden, VT $67,505

Eden Mills, VT $67,443

Graniteville, VT $67,646

Hyde Park, VT $67,604

Johnson, VT $67,689

Lake Elmore, VT $67,529

Marshfield, VT $67,513

Moretown, VT $67,694

Morrisville, VT $67,686

Moscow, VT $67,720

Northfield, VT $67,611

Northfield Falls, VT $67,927

North Hyde Park, VT $67,599

North Montpelier, VT $67,531

Plainfield, VT $67,522

Roxbury, VT $67,408

South Barre, VT $67,729

Waterbury, VT $67,714

Stowe, VT $67,723

Waitsfield, VT $67,685

Warren, VT $67,559

Washington, VT $67,427

Waterbury Center, VT $67,712

Websterville, VT $67,636

Williamstown, VT $67,557

Wolcott, VT $67,520

Woodbury, VT $67,453

Worcester, VT $67,521

Rutland, VT $67,519

Belmont, VT $67,310

Benson, VT $67,310

Bomoseen, VT $67,416

Brandon, VT $67,466

Bridport, VT $67,473

Castleton, VT $67,429

Center Rutland, VT $67,475

Chittenden, VT $67,320

Cuttingsville, VT $67,296

Danby, VT $67,411

East Middlebury, VT $67,510

East Poultney, VT $67,419

East Wallingford, VT $67,345

Fair Haven, VT $67,369

Florence, VT $67,346

Forest Dale, VT $67,468

Gaysville, VT $67,040

Granville, VT $67,357

Hancock, VT $67,346

Hydeville, VT $67,424

Killington, VT $67,338

Middlebury, VT $67,614

Middletown Springs, VT $67,382

Mount Holly, VT $67,320

North Clarendon, VT $67,419

Orwell, VT $67,411

Pawlet, VT $67,435

Pittsfield, VT $67,377

Pittsford, VT $67,442

Poultney, VT $67,429

Proctor, VT $67,504

Ripton, VT $67,426

Rochester, VT $67,391

Rupert, VT $67,384

Salisbury, VT $67,492

Shoreham, VT $67,435

Stockbridge, VT $67,315

Wallingford, VT $67,351

Wells, VT $67,438

West Pawlet, VT $67,461

West Rupert, VT $67,445

West Rutland, VT $67,404

Whiting, VT $67,437

Saint Johnsbury, VT $67,510

Albany, VT $67,471

Barnet, VT $67,438

Barton, VT $67,464

Beebe Plain, VT $67,484

Concord, VT $67,374

Coventry, VT $67,562

Craftsbury, VT $67,490

Craftsbury Common, VT $67,494

Danville, VT $67,453

Derby, VT $67,484

Derby Line, VT $67,433

East Burke, VT $67,431

East Charleston, VT $67,438

East Hardwick, VT $67,474

East Haven, VT $67,284

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $67,509

Glover, VT $67,443

Granby, VT $67,201

Greensboro, VT $67,421

Greensboro Bend, VT $67,464

Hardwick, VT $67,538

Irasburg, VT $67,447

Island Pond, VT $67,336

Lowell, VT $67,424

Lower Waterford, VT $67,501

Lyndon, VT $67,489

Lyndon Center, VT $67,565

Lyndonville, VT $67,492

Morgan, VT $67,370

Newport, VT $67,524

Newport Center, VT $67,438

North Concord, VT $67,262

North Troy, VT $67,447

Orleans, VT $67,422

Passumpsic, VT $67,514

Peacham, VT $67,378

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $67,516

Sheffield, VT $67,396

Sutton, VT $67,391

Troy, VT $67,454

West Burke, VT $67,436

West Charleston, VT $67,404

West Danville, VT $67,457

Westfield, VT $67,403

West Glover, VT $67,449

Averill, VT $67,057

Beecher Falls, VT $67,492

Canaan, VT $67,324

Gilman, VT $67,620

Guildhall, VT $67,235

Lunenburg, VT $67,382

Norton, VT $67,191

North Bennington, VT $67,942

North Pownal, VT $68,079

Pownal, VT $68,117

White River Junction, VT $67,501

Ascutney, VT $67,533

Barnard, VT $67,348

Bethel, VT $67,390

Bradford, VT $67,460

Bridgewater, VT $67,417

Bridgewater Corners, VT $67,283

Brookfield, VT $67,455

Brownsville, VT $67,419

Chelsea, VT $67,416

Corinth, VT $67,398

East Corinth, VT $67,427

East Randolph, VT $67,439

East Ryegate, VT $67,381

East Thetford, VT $67,464

Fairlee, VT $67,392

Groton, VT $67,410

Hartford, VT $67,677

Hartland, VT $67,440

Hartland Four Corners, VT $67,437

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $67,611

Newbury, VT $67,402

North Hartland, VT $67,488

North Pomfret, VT $67,372

North Thetford, VT $67,463

Norwich, VT $67,449

Plymouth, VT $67,235

Post Mills, VT $67,448

Quechee, VT $67,518

Randolph, VT $67,506

Randolph Center, VT $67,472

Reading, VT $67,291

Sharon, VT $67,388

South Pomfret, VT $67,324

South Royalton, VT $67,408

South Ryegate, VT $67,421

South Strafford, VT $67,404

South Woodstock, VT $67,308

Strafford, VT $67,346

Taftsville, VT $67,523

Thetford, VT $67,464

Thetford Center, VT $67,394

Topsham, VT $67,373

Tunbridge, VT $67,386

Vershire, VT $67,355

Wells River, VT $67,426

West Fairlee, VT $67,550

West Hartford, VT $67,373

West Newbury, VT $67,400

West Topsham, VT $67,427

Wilder, VT $67,680

Windsor, VT $67,468

Woodstock, VT $67,385

Bellows Falls, VT $67,631

Cambridgeport, VT $67,554

Cavendish, VT $67,329

Chester, VT $67,396

Chester Depot, VT $67,372

Grafton, VT $67,345

Londonderry, VT $67,466

Ludlow, VT $67,364

North Springfield, VT $67,599

Perkinsville, VT $67,416

Peru, VT $67,396

Proctorsville, VT $67,341

Saxtons River, VT $67,617

South Londonderry, VT $67,508

Springfield, VT $67,566

Westminster, VT $67,630

Westminster Station, VT $67,635

Weston, VT $67,326

Shaftsbury, VT $67,861

Brattleboro, VT $67,769

Bondville, VT $67,488

East Dover, VT $67,626

Jacksonville, VT $67,796

Jamaica, VT $67,490

Marlboro, VT $68,104

Newfane, VT $67,581

Putney, VT $67,567

Readsboro, VT $68,112

South Newfane, VT $67,605

Stamford, VT $68,063

Townshend, VT $67,520

Vernon, VT $67,976

Wardsboro, VT $67,569

West Dover, VT $67,680

West Dummerston, VT $67,598

West Halifax, VT $67,702

West Townshend, VT $67,429

West Wardsboro, VT $67,431

Whitingham, VT $67,772

Williamsville, VT $67,598

Wilmington, VT $67,730

Burlington, VT $67,915

South Burlington, VT $67,911

Winooski, VT $67,915

Colchester, VT $67,915

Alburgh, VT $67,577

Bakersfield, VT $67,677

Belvidere Center, VT $67,431

Bristol, VT $67,691

Cambridge, VT $67,772

Charlotte, VT $67,823

East Berkshire, VT $67,611

East Fairfield, VT $67,712

Enosburg Falls, VT $67,525

Essex, VT $67,864

Essex Junction, VT $67,868

Fairfax, VT $67,776

Fairfield, VT $67,711

Ferrisburgh, VT $67,748

Franklin, VT $67,529

Grand Isle, VT $67,783

Highgate Center, VT $67,587

Highgate Springs, VT $67,621

Hinesburg, VT $67,822

Huntington, VT $67,771

Isle La Motte, VT $67,661

Jeffersonville, VT $67,726

Jericho, VT $67,807

Jonesville, VT $67,821

Milton, VT $67,839

Monkton, VT $67,767

Montgomery, VT $67,525

Montgomery Center, VT $67,443

New Haven, VT $67,683

North Ferrisburgh, VT $67,778

North Hero, VT $67,711

Richford, VT $67,514

Richmond, VT $67,815

Saint Albans, VT $67,741

Saint Albans Bay, VT $67,733

Shelburne, VT $67,885

Sheldon, VT $67,661

Sheldon Springs, VT $67,827

South Hero, VT $67,844

Starksboro, VT $67,730

Swanton, VT $67,648

Underhill, VT $67,792

Underhill Center, VT $67,794

Vergennes, VT $67,662

Waterville, VT $67,685

Westford, VT $67,825

Williston, VT $67,876

Montpelier, VT $67,640

Bennington, VT $67,991

Arlington, VT $67,752

Dorset, VT $67,488

East Arlington, VT $67,463

East Dorset, VT $67,490

Manchester, VT $67,672

Manchester Center, VT $67,628

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	$79,191	$38.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$75,891	$36.0	15%
Pharmaceuticals	$75,231	$36.0	14%
Aerospace & Defense	$73,912	$36.0	12%
Internet	$72,592	$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.

$59,335

Average $65,992/year

$73,962

$4,945

Average $5,499/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	$73,962	$6,163	$1,422	$36
Average	$65,992	$5,499	$1,269	$32
25th Percentile	$59,335	$4,945	$1,141	$29

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