Chemical Process Operator Salary in Montana

How much does a Chemical Process Operator make in Montana?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Chemical Process Operator in Montana is $50,276 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,528
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,987 to $56,690
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,082

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Chemical Process Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,690	$4,724	$1,090	$27
Average	$50,276	$4,190	$967	$24
25th Percentile	$45,987	$3,832	$884	$22

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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): $41,095
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,742
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $55,959
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $85,215
Expert (over 8 years): $118,059

Levels	Salary
Chemical ... Level Chemical Process Operator	$41,095
Chemical ... Level Chemical Process Operator	$50,742
Chemical ... Level Chemical Process Operator	$55,959
Chemical ... Level Chemical Process Operator	$85,215
Chemical ... Level Chemical Process Operator	$118,059

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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:

Absarokee: $51,299
Acton: $51,730
Ashland: $51,299

Absarokee, MT $51,299 Acton, MT $51,730 Ashland, MT $51,299 Ballantine, MT $51,514 Bearcreek, MT $51,299 Belfry, MT $51,299 Bighorn, MT $51,299 Big Timber, MT $51,299

Birney, MT $51,299 Boyd, MT $51,299 Bridger, MT $51,299 Broadview, MT $51,299 Busby, MT $51,299 Clyde Park, MT $45,997 Columbus, MT $51,299 Cooke City, MT $51,299

Crow Agency, MT $51,299 Custer, MT $51,299 Decker, MT $51,299 Edgar, MT $51,299 Emigrant, MT $45,997 Fishtail, MT $51,299 Fromberg, MT $51,299 Gardiner, MT $54,459

Garryowen, MT $51,299 Grass Range, MT $51,299 Greycliff, MT $51,299 Hardin, MT $51,299 Fort Smith, MT $51,299 Harlowton, MT $51,299 Huntley, MT $51,945 Hysham, MT $51,299

Ingomar, MT $51,299 Joliet, MT $51,299 Lame Deer, MT $51,299 Laurel, MT $51,837 Lavina, MT $51,299 Livingston, MT $48,645 Lodge Grass, MT $51,299 Mc Leod, MT $51,299

Martinsdale, MT $45,997 Melstone, MT $51,299 Melville, MT $51,299 Molt, MT $51,407 Mosby, MT $51,299 Musselshell, MT $51,299 Nye, MT $51,299 Otter, MT $51,299

Park City, MT $51,299 Pompeys Pillar, MT $51,299 Pray, MT $48,645 Pryor, MT $51,299 Rapelje, MT $51,299 Red Lodge, MT $51,299 Reed Point, MT $51,299 Roberts, MT $51,299

Roscoe, MT $51,299 Roundup, MT $51,299 Ryegate, MT $51,299 Saint Xavier, MT $51,299 Sanders, MT $51,299 Sand Springs, MT $51,299 Shawmut, MT $51,299 Shepherd, MT $51,568

Silver Gate, MT $51,299 Springdale, MT $51,299 Sumatra, MT $51,299 Teigen, MT $51,299 Two Dot, MT $48,172 Wilsall, MT $45,997 Winnett, MT $51,299 Worden, MT $51,299

Wyola, MT $51,299 Billings, MT $52,107 Baker, MT $49,910 Wolf Point, MT $51,299 Antelope, MT $52,726 Bainville, MT $52,726 Brockton, MT $52,726 Brockway, MT $51,299

Circle, MT $51,299 Crane, MT $52,726 Culbertson, MT $52,726 Dagmar, MT $52,726 Fairview, MT $52,726 Flaxville, MT $52,010 Fort Peck, MT $51,299 Frazer, MT $51,299

Froid, MT $52,726 Glasgow, MT $51,299 Saint Marie, MT $51,299 Glentana, MT $49,254 Hinsdale, MT $49,254 Homestead, MT $52,726 Lambert, MT $52,726 Larslan, MT $49,254

Medicine Lake, MT $52,726 Nashua, MT $51,299 Opheim, MT $49,254 Outlook, MT $52,726 Peerless, MT $51,299 Plentywood, MT $52,726 Poplar, MT $52,010 Raymond, MT $52,726

Redstone, MT $52,726 Reserve, MT $52,726 Richey, MT $52,010 Richland, MT $49,254 Saco, MT $49,254 Savage, MT $52,726 Scobey, MT $52,010 Sidney, MT $52,726

Vandalia, MT $49,254 Vida, MT $51,299 Westby, MT $52,726 Whitetail, MT $52,010 Miles City, MT $51,299 Alzada, MT $47,095 Angela, MT $51,299 Alberton, MT $45,997

Arlee, MT $45,997 Bonner, MT $45,997 Charlo, MT $45,997 Clinton, MT $45,997 Condon, MT $45,997 Conner, MT $45,997 Corvallis, MT $45,997 Darby, MT $45,997

De Borgia, MT $54,454 Dixon, MT $45,997 Drummond, MT $45,997 Florence, MT $45,997 Frenchtown, MT $45,997 Grantsdale, MT $45,997 Hall, MT $45,997 Hamilton, MT $45,997

Pinesdale, MT $45,997 Haugan, MT $54,454 Helmville, MT $45,997 Heron, MT $54,454 Hot Springs, MT $50,223 Huson, MT $45,997 Lolo, MT $45,997 Lonepine, MT $54,454

Milltown, MT $45,997 Noxon, MT $54,454 Ovando, MT $45,997 Pablo, MT $45,997 Paradise, MT $54,454 Philipsburg, MT $45,997 Plains, MT $54,454 Polson, MT $46,605

Ravalli, MT $45,997 Ronan, MT $45,997 Saint Ignatius, MT $45,997 Saint Regis, MT $54,454 Saltese, MT $54,454 Seeley Lake, MT $45,997 Stevensville, MT $45,997 Sula, MT $45,997

Superior, MT $54,454 Thompson Falls, MT $54,454 Trout Creek, MT $54,454 Victor, MT $45,997 Kalispell, MT $49,221 Big Arm, MT $49,221 Bigfork, MT $46,605 Columbia Falls, MT $50,831

Coram, MT $46,605 Dayton, MT $49,221 Elmo, MT $49,221 Essex, MT $47,213 Eureka, MT $54,454 Fortine, MT $54,454 Hungry Horse, MT $46,605 Kila, MT $54,454

Lake Mc Donald, MT $47,213 Lakeside, MT $49,221 Libby, MT $54,454 Marion, MT $54,454 Martin City, MT $47,213 Olney, MT $54,454 Polebridge, MT $50,831 Proctor, MT $49,221

Rexford, MT $54,454 Rollins, MT $46,605 Somers, MT $46,605 Stryker, MT $54,454 Trego, MT $54,454 Troy, MT $54,454 West Glacier, MT $47,213 Whitefish, MT $54,454

Bloomfield, MT $52,010 Boyes, MT $47,095 Broadus, MT $49,194 Brusett, MT $51,299 Capitol, MT $47,095 Cohagen, MT $51,299 Colstrip, MT $51,299 Ekalaka, MT $47,095

Fallon, MT $50,373 Forsyth, MT $51,299 Glendive, MT $52,010 Hammond, MT $47,095 Hathaway, MT $51,299 Ismay, MT $49,194 Jordan, MT $51,299 Kinsey, MT $51,299

Lindsay, MT $51,299 Mildred, MT $50,373 Olive, MT $49,194 Plevna, MT $49,910 Powderville, MT $49,194 Rosebud, MT $51,299 Terry, MT $51,299 Volborg, MT $51,299

Wibaux, MT $52,726 Willard, MT $47,095 Great Falls, MT $48,021 Malmstrom A F B, MT $48,021 Augusta, MT $47,213 Babb, MT $47,213 Belt, MT $47,213 Black Eagle, MT $48,021

Brady, MT $47,213 Browning, MT $47,213 Buffalo, MT $49,254 Bynum, MT $47,213 Carter, MT $47,213 Cascade, MT $46,847 Choteau, MT $47,213 Coffee Creek, MT $47,213

Conrad, MT $47,213 Cut Bank, MT $47,213 Denton, MT $47,213 Dupuyer, MT $47,213 Dutton, MT $47,213 East Glacier Park, MT $47,213 Ethridge, MT $47,213 Fairfield, MT $47,213

Floweree, MT $47,698 Forest Grove, MT $51,299 Fort Benton, MT $47,213 Fort Shaw, MT $47,483 Galata, MT $47,213 Geraldine, MT $47,213 Geyser, MT $47,213 Heart Butte, MT $47,213

Highwood, MT $47,267 Hilger, MT $47,213 Hobson, MT $47,213 Judith Gap, MT $51,299 Kevin, MT $47,213 Ledger, MT $47,213 Lewistown, MT $49,254 Loma, MT $47,213

Lothair, MT $47,213 Moccasin, MT $47,213 Monarch, MT $47,213 Moore, MT $49,254 Neihart, MT $47,213 Oilmont, MT $47,213 Pendroy, MT $47,213 Power, MT $47,429

Raynesford, MT $47,213 Roy, MT $49,254 Sand Coulee, MT $47,913 Shelby, MT $47,213 Simms, MT $47,213 Stanford, MT $47,213 Stockett, MT $47,375 Sunburst, MT $47,213

Sun River, MT $47,267 Sweet Grass, MT $47,213 Biddle, MT $47,095 Ulm, MT $47,698 Valier, MT $47,213 Vaughn, MT $47,644 Winifred, MT $47,213 Havre, MT $47,213

Big Sandy, MT $47,213 Box Elder, MT $47,213 Chester, MT $47,213 Chinook, MT $47,213 Dodson, MT $47,213 Gildford, MT $47,213 Harlem, MT $47,213 Hays, MT $47,213

Hingham, MT $47,213 Hogeland, MT $47,213 Inverness, MT $47,213 Joplin, MT $47,213 Kremlin, MT $47,213 Lloyd, MT $47,213 Loring, MT $47,213 Malta, MT $49,254

Rudyard, MT $47,213 Turner, MT $47,213 Whitewater, MT $49,254 Whitlash, MT $47,213 Zortman, MT $49,254 Zurich, MT $47,213 Helena, MT $46,804 Basin, MT $45,997

Boulder, MT $45,997 Canyon Creek, MT $46,158 Clancy, MT $46,589 East Helena, MT $46,643 Fort Harrison, MT $46,804 Jefferson City, MT $46,212 Lincoln, MT $45,997 Marysville, MT $46,481

Radersburg, MT $45,997 Ringling, MT $45,997 Toston, MT $45,997 Townsend, MT $45,997 White Sulphur Springs, MT $45,997 Winston, MT $45,997 Wolf Creek, MT $45,997 Butte, MT $45,997

Alder, MT $47,004 Anaconda, MT $45,997 Avon, MT $45,997 Belgrade, MT $45,997 Bozeman, MT $45,997 Big Sky, MT $45,997 Cameron, MT $49,490 Cardwell, MT $45,997

Deer Lodge, MT $45,997 Dell, MT $48,016 Dillon, MT $47,004 Divide, MT $45,997 Elliston, MT $46,212 Ennis, MT $45,997 Gallatin Gateway, MT $45,997 Garrison, MT $45,997

Glen, MT $45,997 Gold Creek, MT $45,997 Harrison, MT $45,997 Jackson, MT $45,997 Lima, MT $48,016 Mc Allister, MT $45,997 Manhattan, MT $45,997 Melrose, MT $45,997

Norris, MT $45,997 Polaris, MT $45,997 Pony, MT $45,997 Ramsay, MT $45,997 Sheridan, MT $45,997 Silver Star, MT $45,997 Three Forks, MT $45,997 Twin Bridges, MT $45,997

Virginia City, MT $45,997 Warm Springs, MT $45,997 West Yellowstone, MT $51,235 Whitehall, MT $45,997 Willow Creek, MT $45,997 Wisdom, MT $45,997 Wise River, MT $45,997 Missoula, MT $45,997

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

$45,987

Average $50,276/year

$56,690

$3,832

Average $4,190/month

$4,724

$884

Average $967/week

$1,090

$22

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,690	$4,724	$1,090	$27
Average	$50,276	$4,190	$967	$24
25th Percentile	$45,987	$3,832	$884	$22

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