Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn

In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn (MI), the median pay for chemical equipment operators and tenders is $23.02 an hour ($47,880 a year). About 1,430 people work in this job there.

$23.02Median hourly pay

$43,360–$63,450Middle half of workers, yearly

1,430People in this job in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn (MI)

That is 18% lower than the U.S. median ($58,040). It is 4% lower than the Michigan median ($50,060).

Pay range for chemical equipment operators and tenders in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn (MI)

Earns more than	Hourly	Yearly
10% of workers	$18.66	$38,820
25% of workers	$20.85	$43,360
Half of workers (median)	$23.02	$47,880
75% of workers	$30.51	$63,450
90% of workers	$39.20	$81,530

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders pay in Michigan metro areas

Metro area	Median yearly pay	People in this job
Muskegon-Norton Shores	$58,220	250
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood	$49,780	600
Kalamazoo-Portage	$49,400	600
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn (this page)	$47,880	1,430
Lansing-East Lansing	$45,930	130
Ann Arbor	$45,590	90
Niles	$44,750	50

Michigan unemployment rate: 5% (August 2026), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education, experience and outlook for chemical equipment operators and tenders

Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent (BLS)
Related work experience most have: None (O*NET)
Training on the job: Moderate-term on-the-job training (BLS)
Job outlook: +3.6% over ten years, about as fast as average · about 13,900 openings a year (BLS)

Related jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn (MI)

Job	Median yearly pay
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,820
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$61,760
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$45,400
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$46,880
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,300
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,220
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$65,870
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,140

Other job titles for this job

Process Equipment OperatorProcess OperatorChemical OperatorChemical Process OperatorOutside OperatorAcid OperatorAcid PatrollerAcid Polymerization OperatorAcid Purification Equipment OperatorAcid Recovery OperatorAcid Retort OperatorAcid Tender

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