How much does a Boiler Operator IV make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Boiler Operator IV in the United States is $85,000 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.
However, a Boiler Operator IV's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,710
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,100 to $92,700
Key Factors That Influence Boiler Operator IV Salaries
A Boiler Operator IV'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 Boiler Operator Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Boiler Operator IV'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:
How Do Boiler Operator IV 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 Boiler Operator IVs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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:
San Jose: $107,100
San Francisco: $106,000
Oakland: $103,700
San Jose, CA$107,100
San Francisco, CA$106,000
Oakland, CA$103,700
New York, NY$97,800
Paramus, NJ$96,600
Queens Village, NY$96,600
Passaic, NJ$96,500
Bergenfield, NJ$96,500
Huntington, NY$96,300
Stamford, CT$96,300
Newark, NJ$95,700
Bridgeport, CT$95,500
Vallejo, CA$95,300
New Brunswick, NJ$95,300
Petaluma, CA$95,300
Middlesex, NJ$95,100
Somerset, NJ$95,000
Santa Cruz, CA$94,900
Boston, MA$94,400
Monterey, CA$94,100
Seattle, WA$93,900
Santa Rosa, CA$93,900
Los Angeles, CA$93,900
Juneau, AK$93,600
Washington, DC$93,600
Orange, CA$93,300
Santa Ana, CA$93,000
Anaheim, CA$92,900
Anchorage, AK$92,900
Long Beach, CA$92,900
Santa Maria, CA$92,600
Everett, WA$92,600
Danbury, CT$92,300
Bremerton, WA$92,200
Tacoma, WA$91,900
New Suffolk, NY$91,900
Sacramento, CA$91,900
Santa Barbara, CA$91,800
Trenton, NJ$91,700
San Diego, CA$91,700
Brockton, MA$91,600
Fairbanks, AK$91,400
Lompoc, CA$91,200
Lowell, MA$91,100
Ventura, CA$91,100
Nashua, NH$91,100
Stockton, CA$91,000
Modesto, CA$90,400
Poughkeepsie, NY$90,200
Kennewick, WA$90,100
Olympia, WA$90,100
New Haven, CT$90,000
Lawrence, MA$89,700
Hartford, CT$89,700
Riverside, CA$89,600
New Bedford, MA$89,600
Richland, WA$89,600
New London, CT$89,400
Atlantic City, NJ$89,400
San Bernardino, CA$89,400
Bakersfield, CA$89,400
New Britain, CT$89,400
Norwich, CT$89,300
Portsmouth, NH$89,300
Boulder, CO$89,100
Portland, OR$89,000
Worcester, MA$89,000
Minneapolis, MN$88,700
Philadelphia, PA$88,600
Honolulu, HI$88,300
Saint Paul, MN$88,300
Vineland, NJ$88,300
Providence, RI$88,000
Chicago, IL$87,800
Bellingham, WA$87,700
Springfield, MA$87,600
Baltimore, MD$87,600
Chico, CA$87,400
Pittsfield, MA$87,200
Manchester, NH$87,000
Spokane, WA$86,600
Denver, CO$86,600
Albany, NY$86,200
Troy, NY$86,200
Nassau, NY$86,100
Schenectady, NY$86,000
Wilmington, DE$85,900
Burlington, VT$85,800
Salem, OR$85,800
Portland, ME$85,500
Yakima, WA$85,400
Rochester, MN$85,200
Reno, NV$85,100
Fresno, CA$85,100
Milwaukee, WI$85,100
Ann Arbor, MI$85,000
Detroit, MI$85,000
Allentown, PA$84,900
Colorado Springs, CO$84,800
Syracuse, NY$84,800
Carson City, NV$84,800
Houston, TX$84,600
Eugene, OR$84,600
Gary, IN$84,500
Bismarck, ND$84,400
Springfield, OR$84,400
Galveston, TX$84,300
Medford, OR$84,200
Fort Collins, CO$84,200
Concord, NH$84,100
Austin, TX$84,100
Phoenix, AZ$83,900
Dallas, TX$83,900
Mesa, AZ$83,900
Reading, PA$83,900
Saint Cloud, MN$83,800
Madison, WI$83,700
Utica, NY$83,500
Rochester, NY$83,300
Des Moines, IA$83,300
Raleigh, NC$83,300
Atlanta, GA$83,200
Battle Creek, MI$83,200
Salt Lake City, UT$83,100
Lancaster, PA$83,000
Harrisburg, PA$82,900
Boca Raton, FL$82,800
Columbus, OH$82,800
Fort Worth, TX$82,800
Kansas City, MO$82,800
Kansas City, KS$82,800
Champaign, IL$82,800
Cleveland, OH$82,700
Pittsburgh, PA$82,700
Richmond, VA$82,700
Indianapolis, IN$82,700
Cincinnati, OH$82,600
Las Vegas, NV$82,600
Petersburg, VA$82,400
Huntsville, AL$82,300
Lansing, MI$82,200
Lebanon, PA$82,200
Pueblo, CO$82,200
Appleton, WI$82,200
Buffalo, NY$82,200
Saint Louis, MO$82,100
Charlotte, NC$82,100
Racine, WI$82,100
Dayton, OH$82,100
York, PA$82,000
Elkhart, IN$82,000
Gastonia, NC$82,000
Billings, MT$82,000
Beaumont, TX$82,000
Lorain, OH$82,000
Binghamton, NY$81,900
Rock Hill, SC$81,900
Benton Harbor, MI$81,900
Toledo, OH$81,900
Rockford, IL$81,800
Springfield, IL$81,800
Elyria, OH$81,800
Fargo, ND$81,800
Flagstaff, AZ$81,700
Fort Lauderdale, FL$81,700
Cheyenne, WY$81,600
Grand Forks, ND$81,600
Duluth, MN$81,600
Miami, FL$81,600
Bangor, ME$81,400
Cedar Rapids, IA$81,300
Durham, NC$81,300
Louisville, KY$81,200
Grand Rapids, MI$81,200
Hialeah, FL$81,200
Casper, WY$81,100
Virginia Beach, VA$81,000
New Orleans, LA$81,000
Scranton, PA$81,000
Akron, OH$80,900
Peoria, IL$80,800
Sarasota, FL$80,800
Baton Rouge, LA$80,700
Green Bay, WI$80,700
Charleston, SC$80,700
Nashville, TN$80,700
Omaha, NE$80,700
Davenport, IA$80,600
Jamestown, NY$80,600
Tucson, AZ$80,600
Saint Petersburg, FL$80,500
Tampa, FL$80,500
Evansville, IN$80,500
Port Arthur, TX$80,500
Bradenton, FL$80,400
Santa Fe, NM$80,300
Clearwater, FL$80,100
Orlando, FL$80,100
La Crosse, WI$79,900
Canton, OH$79,900
Albuquerque, NM$79,900
Newport News, VA$79,900
High Point, NC$79,800
Ogden, UT$79,800
Norfolk, VA$79,700
Laramie, WY$79,700
Corpus Christi, TX$79,700
Rock Island, IL$79,600
Saginaw, MI$79,600
Jacksonville, FL$79,600
Salisbury, NC$79,600
Boise, ID$79,600
Memphis, TN$79,500
Moline, IL$79,500
Fort Myers, FL$79,500
Tulsa, OK$79,500
Waterloo, IA$79,400
Spartanburg, SC$79,300
Lincoln, NE$79,300
Fort Wayne, IN$79,300
Provo, UT$79,300
Cedar Falls, IA$79,200
San Antonio, TX$79,100
Greensboro, NC$79,100
South Bend, IN$79,100
Savannah, GA$79,000
Winston Salem, NC$78,900
Muskegon, MI$78,900
Birmingham, AL$78,900
Lake Charles, LA$78,700
Anderson, IN$78,700
Lexington, KY$78,700
Lima, OH$78,600
Augusta, GA$78,600
Greenville, SC$78,600
Springfield, OH$78,500
Columbia, SC$78,500
Wichita, KS$78,500
Tuscaloosa, AL$78,500
Asheville, NC$78,300
Bloomington, IN$78,300
Knoxville, TN$78,000
Shreveport, LA$77,900
Wilmington, NC$77,800
Roanoke, VA$77,800
Topeka, KS$77,700
Frankfort, KY$77,700
Melbourne, FL$77,600
Longview, TX$77,600
Oklahoma City, OK$77,600
Chillicothe, OH$77,600
Sioux Falls, SD$77,400
Mobile, AL$77,400
Terre Haute, IN$77,400
Amarillo, TX$77,300
Altoona, PA$77,300
Killeen, TX$77,300
Chattanooga, TN$77,200
Fayetteville, AR$77,200
Sioux City, IA$77,100
Idaho Falls, ID$77,100
Lynchburg, VA$77,000
Gainesville, FL$76,900
Portsmouth, OH$76,800
Little Rock, AR$76,800
Lafayette, LA$76,800
Youngstown, OH$76,800
Temple, TX$76,700
Pensacola, FL$76,700
Daytona Beach, FL$76,700
Clarksville, TN$76,700
Hopkinsville, KY$76,500
Erie, PA$76,500
Florence, SC$76,400
Charleston, WV$76,300
Great Falls, MT$76,200
Fayetteville, NC$76,100
Waco, TX$76,100
Tallahassee, FL$76,100
Macon, GA$76,100
Helena, MT$76,000
Pine Bluff, AR$76,000
Vincennes, IN$75,900
Lubbock, TX$75,800
Alamogordo, NM$75,800
Twin Falls, ID$75,700
Rapid City, SD$75,700
Greenville, MS$75,500
Huntington, WV$75,500
Jackson, MS$75,500
Parkersburg, WV$75,400
Montgomery, AL$75,400
Wichita Falls, TX$75,300
Springfield, MO$75,300
Biloxi, MS$75,300
Monroe, LA$75,200
Johnstown, PA$75,200
Columbus, GA$75,100
Sumter, SC$75,100
Pascagoula, MS$75,000
Abilene, TX$75,000
Kingsport, TN$74,700
Albany, GA$74,700
Gulfport, MS$74,700
Alexandria, LA$74,400
Fort Smith, AR$74,200
El Paso, TX$74,000
Las Cruces, NM$73,600
Harlingen, TX$73,400
Pocatello, ID$73,400
Florence, AL$73,300
Brownsville, TX$73,300
Mcallen, TX$73,100
Dothan, AL$73,000
Columbus, MS$72,400
Altus, OK$72,100
Lawton, OK$71,900
Pierre, SD$71,600
Boiler Operator IV Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Boiler Operator IV salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $94,991.
While startup companies pay approximate $80,353.
Boiler Operator IV Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$80,353
Growth Stage
51~500
$84,981
Established
501~5000
$91,726
Enterprise
5000+
$94,991
Boiler Operator IV Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Boiler Operator IV roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 75% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Software & Networking and Energy & Utilities
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average.
In contrast, Boiler Operator positions in Telecom or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Boiler Operator IV as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Boiler Operator IV
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking
$106,250
$51.0
25%
Energy & Utilities
$102,000
$49.0
20%
Chemicals
$97,750
$47.0
15%
Pharmaceuticals
$95,200
$46.0
12%
Biotechnology
$93,500
$45.0
10%
Boiler Operator IV Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Boiler Operator IV'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.
For a Boiler Operator IV, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Boiler Operator Team Lead role.
This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to
$82,600 - a projected growth of
-3%
over your current level.
Here are companies hiring for Boiler Operator IV and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Boiler Operator IV
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Boiler Operator IV?
The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Boiler Operator IV roles,
with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.
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