Chemical Process Operator Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Chemical Process Operator make in Mississippi?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Chemical Process Operator in Mississippi is $48,016 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $59,717
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,919 to $54,140
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,189

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Chemical Process Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,140	$4,512	$1,041	$26
Average	$48,016	$4,001	$923	$23
25th Percentile	$43,919	$3,660	$845	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Chemical Process Operator Salaries

A Chemical Process 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 Process Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Chemical Process 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): $39,247
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,460
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $53,442
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $81,383
Expert (over 8 years): $112,750

Levels	Salary
Chemical ... Level Chemical Process Operator	$39,247
Chemical ... Level Chemical Process Operator	$48,460
Chemical ... Level Chemical Process Operator	$53,442
Chemical ... Level Chemical Process Operator	$81,383
Chemical ... Level Chemical Process Operator	$112,750

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

District of Columbia: $59,600.
California: $59,373.
Massachusetts: $58,582.

District of Columbia $59,600 California $59,373 Massachusetts $58,582 Washington $58,367 New Jersey $58,345 Alaska $58,270 Connecticut $57,527 New York $57,226

Hawaii $56,262 Rhode Island $55,810 Maryland $55,503 Minnesota $55,083 Colorado $54,922 Illinois $54,868 Oregon $54,663 Delaware $54,513

New Hampshire $54,418 Virginia $54,206 Pennsylvania $53,587 Nevada $53,275 North Dakota $53,172 Michigan $53,011 Wisconsin $52,952 Vermont $52,833

Texas $52,505 Maine $52,483 Arizona $52,451 Ohio $52,413 Georgia $51,918 Indiana $51,671 Wyoming $51,622 Utah $51,547

Iowa $51,514 Kansas $51,256 Louisiana $51,181 North Carolina $51,154 Missouri $51,143 Florida $50,933 Montana $50,820 Nebraska $50,712

Kentucky $50,653 South Carolina $50,438 Tennessee $50,303 Idaho $50,249 New Mexico $49,857 Oklahoma $49,770 Alabama $49,453 South Dakota $48,920

Arkansas $48,629 West Virginia $48,473 Mississippi $48,005

Top Paying Cities for Chemical Process Operators

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:

Hillsboro: $47,375
Holly Bluff: $47,370
Kosciusko: $47,375

Hillsboro, MS $47,375 Holly Bluff, MS $47,370 Kosciusko, MS $47,375 Lake, MS $47,375 Lena, MS $47,375 Lexington, MS $47,370 Lorman, MS $47,423 Louise, MS $47,370

Ludlow, MS $47,375 Mc Adams, MS $47,375 Mc Cool, MS $45,410 Madden, MS $47,375 Madison, MS $47,795 Magee, MS $47,375 Mayersville, MS $47,370 Mendenhall, MS $47,375

Midnight, MS $47,370 Mize, MS $47,375 Morton, MS $47,375 Mount Olive, MS $47,375 Natchez, MS $46,724 Newhebron, MS $47,375 Pattison, MS $47,375 Pelahatchie, MS $47,440

Pickens, MS $47,375 Piney Woods, MS $47,763 Pinola, MS $47,375 Port Gibson, MS $47,375 Puckett, MS $47,375 Pulaski, MS $47,375 Raleigh, MS $47,375 Raymond, MS $47,730

Redwood, MS $47,375 Ridgeland, MS $47,859 Rolling Fork, MS $47,370 Sallis, MS $47,375 Sandhill, MS $47,601 Satartia, MS $47,375 Sharon, MS $47,375 Sibley, MS $48,710

Silver City, MS $47,370 Star, MS $47,763 Taylorsville, MS $47,375 Tchula, MS $47,370 Terry, MS $47,698 Thomastown, MS $47,375 Tinsley, MS $47,375 Tougaloo, MS $47,859

Utica, MS $47,375 Vaiden, MS $46,718 Valley Park, MS $47,375 Vaughan, MS $47,375 Vicksburg, MS $47,375 Walnut Grove, MS $47,375 Washington, MS $48,710 Wesson, MS $47,375

West, MS $47,370 Whitfield, MS $47,763 Yazoo City, MS $47,375 Jackson, MS $47,859 Pearl, MS $47,859 Richland, MS $47,859 Flowood, MS $47,859 Byram, MS $47,859

Lula, MS $50,045 Lyon, MS $48,705 Marks, MS $50,045 Michigan City, MS $50,045 Mount Pleasant, MS $50,045 Myrtle, MS $50,045 Nesbit, MS $50,223 New Albany, MS $47,725

Olive Branch, MS $50,223 Oxford, MS $50,045 Pope, MS $50,045 Potts Camp, MS $50,045 Red Banks, MS $50,045 Ripley, MS $48,016 Robinsonville, MS $50,045 Sarah, MS $50,045

Sardis, MS $50,045 Senatobia, MS $50,045 Sherard, MS $47,370 Sledge, MS $50,045 Southaven, MS $50,346 Taylor, MS $50,045 Tiplersville, MS $50,045 Tula, MS $47,725

Tunica, MS $50,045 University, MS $50,045 Victoria, MS $50,045 Walls, MS $50,298 Walnut, MS $48,016 Waterford, MS $50,045 Greenville, MS $47,854 Alligator, MS $47,370

Anguilla, MS $47,402 Arcola, MS $47,854 Avon, MS $47,854 Benoit, MS $47,370 Beulah, MS $47,370 Boyle, MS $47,370 Chatham, MS $47,693 Cleveland, MS $47,370

Doddsville, MS $47,370 Drew, MS $47,370 Parchman, MS $47,370 Dublin, MS $47,370 Duncan, MS $47,370 Glen Allan, MS $47,596 Grace, MS $47,434 Gunnison, MS $47,370

Hollandale, MS $47,789 Holly Ridge, MS $47,466 Indianola, MS $47,434 Inverness, MS $47,402 Isola, MS $47,434 Leland, MS $47,854 Merigold, MS $47,370 Metcalfe, MS $47,822

Moorhead, MS $47,370 Mound Bayou, MS $47,370 Pace, MS $47,370 Panther Burn, MS $47,628 Rena Lara, MS $47,370 Rome, MS $47,370 Rosedale, MS $47,370 Ruleville, MS $47,370

Scott, MS $47,499 Shaw, MS $47,370 Shelby, MS $47,370 Stoneville, MS $47,854 Sunflower, MS $47,370 Wayside, MS $47,854 Winstonville, MS $47,370 Winterville, MS $47,854

Tupelo, MS $45,410 Algoma, MS $45,410 Amory, MS $45,410 Baldwyn, MS $45,986 Becker, MS $45,410 Belden, MS $45,410 Belmont, MS $45,986 Blue Springs, MS $45,410

Booneville, MS $45,986 Burnsville, MS $45,986 Corinth, MS $45,986 Dennis, MS $45,986 Derma, MS $45,410 Ecru, MS $45,410 Fulton, MS $45,410 Gattman, MS $45,410

Glen, MS $45,986 Abbeville, MS $50,045 Arkabutla, MS $50,045 Ashland, MS $50,045 Batesville, MS $50,045 Belen, MS $50,045 Blue Mountain, MS $50,045 Byhalia, MS $50,045

Clarksdale, MS $48,705 Coahoma, MS $50,045 Coldwater, MS $50,045 Como, MS $50,045 Courtland, MS $50,045 Crenshaw, MS $50,045 Crowder, MS $50,045 Darling, MS $50,045

Dumas, MS $45,986 Dundee, MS $50,045 Etta, MS $50,045 Falcon, MS $50,045 Falkner, MS $48,016 Farrell, MS $48,705 Friars Point, MS $50,045 Hernando, MS $50,093

Hickory Flat, MS $50,045 Holly Springs, MS $50,045 Horn Lake, MS $50,319 Independence, MS $50,045 Jonestown, MS $50,045 Lake Cormorant, MS $50,169 Lamar, MS $50,045 Stennis Space Center, MS $47,687

Diamondhead, MS $47,138 Biloxi, MS $47,709 Diberville, MS $47,709 Escatawpa, MS $47,488 Gautier, MS $47,488 Hurley, MS $47,165 Kiln, MS $47,084 Lakeshore, MS $47,763

Long Beach, MS $47,332 Mc Henry, MS $47,084 Moss Point, MS $47,488 Ocean Springs, MS $47,709 Vancleave, MS $47,709 Pascagoula, MS $47,488 Pass Christian, MS $47,300 Pearlington, MS $48,312

Perkinston, MS $47,030 Saucier, MS $47,278 Waveland, MS $47,041 Wiggins, MS $47,036 Brookhaven, MS $47,375 Bogue Chitto, MS $47,375 Bude, MS $49,033 Centreville, MS $50,696

Chatawa, MS $50,696 Crosby, MS $50,696 Fernwood, MS $50,696 Gloster, MS $50,696 Jayess, MS $47,375 Kokomo, MS $47,149 Liberty, MS $50,696 Mc Call Creek, MS $47,375

Mccomb, MS $49,033 Magnolia, MS $50,696 Meadville, MS $49,033 Monticello, MS $47,375 Oak Vale, MS $47,375 Osyka, MS $50,696 Roxie, MS $49,033 Ruth, MS $47,375

Silver Creek, MS $47,375 Smithdale, MS $49,033 Sontag, MS $47,375 Summit, MS $49,033 Tylertown, MS $48,947 Union Church, MS $47,375 Woodville, MS $50,696 Columbus, MS $45,895

Aberdeen, MS $45,572 Ackerman, MS $45,410 Artesia, MS $45,765 Bellefontaine, MS $45,410 Brooksville, MS $45,507 Caledonia, MS $45,798 Cedarbluff, MS $45,507 Crawford, MS $45,604

Eupora, MS $45,410 French Camp, MS $45,410 Hamilton, MS $45,636 Kilmichael, MS $45,410 Maben, MS $45,410 Mantee, MS $45,410 Mathiston, MS $45,410 Mayhew, MS $45,895

Montpelier, MS $45,410 Pheba, MS $45,410 Prairie, MS $45,539 Starkville, MS $45,539 Mississippi State, MS $45,572 Steens, MS $45,895 Stewart, MS $45,410 Sturgis, MS $45,410

Walthall, MS $45,410 Weir, MS $45,410 West Point, MS $45,862 Woodland, MS $45,410 Thaxton, MS $45,410 Tishomingo, MS $45,986 Toccopola, MS $45,410 Trebloc, MS $45,410

Tremont, MS $45,696 Van Vleet, MS $45,410 Vardaman, MS $45,410 Verona, MS $45,410 Wheeler, MS $45,986 Grenada, MS $46,390 Banner, MS $45,410 Big Creek, MS $45,410

Bruce, MS $45,410 Calhoun City, MS $45,410 Carrollton, MS $47,370 Cascilla, MS $47,370 Charleston, MS $48,705 Coffeeville, MS $45,410 Coila, MS $47,370 Cruger, MS $47,370

Duck Hill, MS $46,390 Elliott, MS $46,390 Enid, MS $50,045 Glendora, MS $47,370 Gore Springs, MS $45,410 Greenwood, MS $47,370 Holcomb, MS $47,370 Itta Bena, MS $47,370

Mc Carley, MS $47,370 Minter City, MS $47,370 Money, MS $47,370 Morgan City, MS $47,370 North Carrollton, MS $47,370 Oakland, MS $48,705 Paris, MS $47,725 Philipp, MS $47,370

Pittsboro, MS $45,410 Schlater, MS $47,370 Scobey, MS $48,705 Sidon, MS $47,370 Slate Spring, MS $45,410 Sumner, MS $47,370 Swan Lake, MS $47,370 Swiftown, MS $47,370

Tie Plant, MS $46,390 Tillatoba, MS $48,705 Tippo, MS $47,370 Tutwiler, MS $47,370 Vance, MS $47,370 Water Valley, MS $50,045 Webb, MS $47,370 Winona, MS $46,390

Belzoni, MS $47,370 Benton, MS $47,375 Bentonia, MS $47,375 Bolton, MS $47,666 Brandon, MS $47,827 Braxton, MS $47,440 Camden, MS $47,375 Canton, MS $47,407

Carthage, MS $47,375 Cary, MS $47,370 Clinton, MS $47,859 Conehatta, MS $47,375 Crystal Springs, MS $47,407 Delta City, MS $47,499 D Lo, MS $47,375 Durant, MS $47,375

Edwards, MS $47,407 Ethel, MS $45,410 Fayette, MS $47,375 Flora, MS $47,601 Pocahontas, MS $47,859 Florence, MS $47,827 Meridian, MS $47,375 Bailey, MS $45,410

Buckatunna, MS $48,618 Chunky, MS $47,375 Clara, MS $48,618 Collinsville, MS $46,390 Daleville, MS $45,410 Decatur, MS $47,375 De Kalb, MS $45,410 Enterprise, MS $47,375

Hickory, MS $47,375 Lauderdale, MS $47,370 Lawrence, MS $47,375 Little Rock, MS $47,375 Louin, MS $47,375 Louisville, MS $45,410 Macon, MS $45,410 Marion, MS $47,370

Newton, MS $47,375 Noxapater, MS $45,410 Pachuta, MS $47,375 Paulding, MS $47,375 Philadelphia, MS $46,390 Porterville, MS $47,370 Preston, MS $45,410 Quitman, MS $47,375

Rose Hill, MS $47,375 Scooba, MS $45,410 Sebastopol, MS $47,375 Shubuta, MS $47,994 Shuqualak, MS $45,410 State Line, MS $48,618 Stonewall, MS $47,375 Toomsuba, MS $47,370

Union, MS $47,375 Vossburg, MS $47,375 Waynesboro, MS $48,618 Hattiesburg, MS $47,036 Bassfield, MS $47,375 Bay Springs, MS $47,375 Beaumont, MS $47,036 Brooklyn, MS $47,025

Carriere, MS $46,998 Carson, MS $47,375 Collins, MS $47,375 Columbia, MS $47,149 Eastabuchie, MS $47,149 Ellisville, MS $47,300 Heidelberg, MS $47,375 Laurel, MS $47,375

Leakesville, MS $48,618 Lucedale, MS $47,650 Lumberton, MS $46,847 Mc Lain, MS $47,149 Mc Neill, MS $46,950 Moselle, MS $47,149 Moss, MS $47,375 Neely, MS $47,423

New Augusta, MS $47,036 Nicholson, MS $47,725 Ovett, MS $47,423 Petal, MS $47,036 Picayune, MS $47,461 Poplarville, MS $46,982 Prentiss, MS $47,375 Purvis, MS $47,036

Richton, MS $47,423 Sandersville, MS $47,375 Sandy Hook, MS $47,036 Seminary, MS $47,375 Soso, MS $47,375 Stringer, MS $47,375 Sumrall, MS $47,149 Foxworth, MS $47,375

Gulfport, MS $47,332 Bay Saint Louis, MS $47,569 Plantersville, MS $45,410 Pontotoc, MS $45,410 Randolph, MS $45,410 Rienzi, MS $45,986 Saltillo, MS $45,696 Shannon, MS $45,410

Sherman, MS $45,410 Smithville, MS $45,410 Golden, MS $45,986 Greenwood Springs, MS $45,410 Guntown, MS $45,696 Houlka, MS $45,410 Houston, MS $45,410 Iuka, MS $45,986

Mantachie, MS $45,696 Marietta, MS $45,986 Mooreville, MS $45,410 Nettleton, MS $45,410 New Site, MS $45,986 Okolona, MS $45,410 Lambert, MS $50,045 Forest, MS $47,375

Gallman, MS $47,375 Georgetown, MS $47,375 Goodman, MS $47,375 Harperville, MS $47,375 Harriston, MS $47,375 Harrisville, MS $47,407 Hazlehurst, MS $47,375 Hermanville, MS $47,375

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

Understanding how a Chemical Process 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.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$43,919

Average $48,016/year

$54,140

$3,660

Average $4,001/month

$4,512

$845

Average $923/week

$1,041

$21

Average $23/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,140	$4,512	$1,041	$26
Average	$48,016	$4,001	$923	$23
25th Percentile	$43,919	$3,660	$845	$21

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