What are the main factors that influence a BURNER OPERATOR's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A BURNER OPERATOR's salary?

A BURNER OPERATOR's salary grows with experience: a Machine Operator I (0-1 years)earns $42,085, a BURNER OPERATOR (1-3 years)earns $46,767, a Machine Operator III (3-5 years)earns $53,049, a Machine Operator IV (5-7 years)earns $57,046, a Machine Operator Supervisor (7+ years)earns $82,789,

What are the highest paying states for a BURNER OPERATOR?

BURNER OPERATOR salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for BURNER OPERATOR roles are District of Columbia $52,186, California $51,988, Massachusetts $51,295. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of BURNER OPERATOR roles make?

Salaries for BURNER OPERATOR level roles vary by specialization: Operator, Assembly Operator: $55,869; Oil Burner Technician: $54,595; Crane/Tower Operator: $54,294; Crane Operator: $52,040; Operator: $47,129.

How do different companies affect a BURNER OPERATOR's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for BURNER OPERATOR roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

BURNER OPERATOR Salary in the United States

How much does a BURNER OPERATOR make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a BURNER OPERATOR in the United States is $47,133 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

However, a BURNER OPERATOR's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $56,652
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,567 to $52,116
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,410

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BURNER OPERATOR Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,116	$4,343	$1,002	$25
Average	$47,133	$3,928	$906	$23
25th Percentile	$42,567	$3,547	$819	$20

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Key Factors That Influence BURNER OPERATOR Salaries

A BURNER 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects BURNER OPERATOR Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a BURNER 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): $42,085
Early Career (1-2 years): $46,767
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $53,049
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,046
Expert (over 8 years): $82,789

Levels	Salary
Machine O... Level BURNER OPERATOR	$42,085
BURNER OP... Level BURNER OPERATOR	$46,767
Machine O... Level BURNER OPERATOR	$53,049
Machine O... Level BURNER OPERATOR	$57,046
Machine O... Level BURNER OPERATOR	$82,789

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How Do BURNER 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 BURNER OPERATORs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $52,186.
California: $51,988.
Massachusetts: $51,295.

District of Columbia $52,186

California $51,988

Massachusetts $51,295

Washington $51,107

New Jersey $51,088

Alaska $51,022

Connecticut $50,371

New York $50,107

Hawaii $49,264

Rhode Island $48,868

Maryland $48,599

Minnesota $48,232

Colorado $48,090

Illinois $48,043

Oregon $47,864

Delaware $47,732

New Hampshire $47,649

Virginia $47,463

Pennsylvania $46,921

Nevada $46,648

North Dakota $46,558

Michigan $46,417

Wisconsin $46,365

Vermont $46,261

Texas $45,974

Maine $45,955

Arizona $45,927

Ohio $45,894

Georgia $45,460

Indiana $45,243

Wyoming $45,201

Utah $45,135

Iowa $45,107

Kansas $44,880

Louisiana $44,814

North Carolina $44,791

Missouri $44,781

Florida $44,598

Montana $44,499

Nebraska $44,404

Kentucky $44,352

South Carolina $44,164

Tennessee $44,046

Idaho $43,999

New Mexico $43,655

Oklahoma $43,579

Alabama $43,301

South Dakota $42,835

Arkansas $42,580

West Virginia $42,444

Mississippi $42,033

Top Paying Cities for BURNER 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:

San Jose: $59,449
San Francisco: $58,865
Oakland: $57,559

San Jose, CA $59,449

San Francisco, CA $58,865

Oakland, CA $57,559

New York, NY $54,623

Queens Village, NY $54,269

Paramus, NJ $53,892

Passaic, NJ $53,845

Bergenfield, NJ $53,798

Stamford, CT $53,727

Huntington, NY $53,680

Newark, NJ $53,374

Bridgeport, CT $53,279

New Brunswick, NJ $53,124

Vallejo, CA $53,025

Middlesex, NJ $52,997

Somerset, NJ $52,954

Petaluma, CA $52,846

Santa Cruz, CA $52,662

Boston, MA $52,568

Monterey, CA $52,332

Fairbanks, AK $52,299

Los Angeles, CA $52,210

Washington, DC $52,186

Seattle, WA $52,101

Santa Rosa, CA $52,092

Juneau, AK $51,955

Orange, CA $51,799

Anchorage, AK $51,715

Anaheim, CA $51,682

Santa Ana, CA $51,611

Nassau, NY $51,583

Long Beach, CA $51,564

Danbury, CT $51,550

Santa Maria, CA $51,389

Everett, WA $51,380

Bremerton, WA $51,149

Trenton, NJ $51,060

Sacramento, CA $51,041

San Diego, CA $51,017

Brockton, MA $50,998

Tacoma, WA $50,979

Santa Barbara, CA $50,913

Lowell, MA $50,725

New Suffolk, NY $50,706

Nashua, NH $50,649

Lompoc, CA $50,574

Ventura, CA $50,527

Stockton, CA $50,513

New Haven, CT $50,418

Atlantic City, NJ $50,296

Hartford, CT $50,192

Modesto, CA $50,169

Poughkeepsie, NY $50,065

New Britain, CT $50,041

Olympia, WA $49,975

Kennewick, WA $49,975

New London, CT $49,966

Norwich, CT $49,952

Lawrence, MA $49,928

Bakersfield, CA $49,796

Riverside, CA $49,730

New Bedford, MA $49,730

Richland, WA $49,683

Portsmouth, NH $49,646

Vineland, NJ $49,636

San Bernardino, CA $49,598

Boulder, CO $49,466

Worcester, MA $49,429

Portland, OR $49,386

Saint Paul, MN $49,330

Minneapolis, MN $49,330

Philadelphia, PA $49,264

Honolulu, HI $49,014

Springfield, MA $48,849

Providence, RI $48,844

Chicago, IL $48,708

Bellingham, WA $48,651

Baltimore, MD $48,599

Chico, CA $48,481

Wilmington, DE $48,401

Pittsfield, MA $48,354

Manchester, NH $48,264

Spokane, WA $48,057

Denver, CO $48,052

Albany, NY $47,831

Troy, NY $47,812

Schenectady, NY $47,713

Burlington, VT $47,609

Portland, ME $47,444

Salem, OR $47,407

Yakima, WA $47,397

Ann Arbor, MI $47,383

Rochester, MN $47,251

Fresno, CA $47,228

Reno, NV $47,228

Milwaukee, WI $47,185

Detroit, MI $47,138

Allentown, PA $47,124

Carson City, NV $47,119

Houston, TX $47,048

Colorado Springs, CO $47,044

Syracuse, NY $47,020

Eugene, OR $46,931

Bismarck, ND $46,874

Gary, IN $46,874

Galveston, TX $46,874

Springfield, OR $46,836

Medford, OR $46,723

Fort Collins, CO $46,704

Austin, TX $46,667

Mesa, AZ $46,568

Phoenix, AZ $46,558

Dallas, TX $46,544

Reading, PA $46,516

Saint Cloud, MN $46,497

Concord, NH $46,455

Madison, WI $46,436

Utica, NY $46,308

Raleigh, NC $46,271

Las Vegas, NV $46,266

Rochester, NY $46,233

Des Moines, IA $46,228

Atlanta, GA $46,153

Battle Creek, MI $46,139

Salt Lake City, UT $46,125

Lancaster, PA $46,054

Champaign, IL $46,045

Harrisburg, PA $45,988

Durham, NC $45,946

Kansas City, MO $45,941

Kansas City, KS $45,931

Fort Worth, TX $45,927

Boca Raton, FL $45,908

Cleveland, OH $45,903

Columbus, OH $45,894

Pittsburgh, PA $45,889

Richmond, VA $45,870

Indianapolis, IN $45,861

Cincinnati, OH $45,799

Petersburg, VA $45,729

Billings, MT $45,625

Lansing, MI $45,625

Huntsville, AL $45,625

Lebanon, PA $45,620

Dayton, OH $45,616

Pueblo, CO $45,616

Appleton, WI $45,601

Buffalo, NY $45,583

Racine, WI $45,559

Charlotte, NC $45,554

Saint Louis, MO $45,540

Springfield, IL $45,521

Elkhart, IN $45,512

York, PA $45,512

Gastonia, NC $45,507

Benton Harbor, MI $45,507

Beaumont, TX $45,479

Lorain, OH $45,469

Toledo, OH $45,451

Binghamton, NY $45,427

Rock Hill, SC $45,422

Rockford, IL $45,399

Fargo, ND $45,375

Elyria, OH $45,375

Flagstaff, AZ $45,342

Fort Lauderdale, FL $45,314

Miami, FL $45,286

Duluth, MN $45,210

Bangor, ME $45,149

Cedar Rapids, IA $45,097

Louisville, KY $45,074

Grand Rapids, MI $45,064

Hialeah, FL $45,059

Casper, WY $44,993

Scranton, PA $44,937

New Orleans, LA $44,923

Virginia Beach, VA $44,918

Akron, OH $44,894

Peoria, IL $44,833

Sarasota, FL $44,824

Green Bay, WI $44,791

Baton Rouge, LA $44,767

Charleston, SC $44,758

Nashville, TN $44,744

Jamestown, NY $44,734

Davenport, IA $44,734

Tucson, AZ $44,711

Cheyenne, WY $44,697

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,682

Tampa, FL $44,673

Omaha, NE $44,664

Port Arthur, TX $44,645

Evansville, IN $44,645

Bradenton, FL $44,626

Santa Fe, NM $44,541

Orlando, FL $44,494

Clearwater, FL $44,442

Canton, OH $44,343

La Crosse, WI $44,343

Grand Forks, ND $44,329

Albuquerque, NM $44,315

Tulsa, OK $44,315

Newport News, VA $44,310

High Point, NC $44,296

Ogden, UT $44,277

Corpus Christi, TX $44,239

Laramie, WY $44,211

Norfolk, VA $44,211

Rock Island, IL $44,183

Saginaw, MI $44,173

Jacksonville, FL $44,169

Salisbury, NC $44,159

Memphis, TN $44,150

Moline, IL $44,126

Fort Myers, FL $44,112

Waterloo, IA $44,051

Spartanburg, SC $44,004

Lincoln, NE $43,980

Fort Wayne, IN $43,971

Birmingham, AL $43,919

Cedar Falls, IA $43,909

Provo, UT $43,905

Springfield, OH $43,900

San Antonio, TX $43,891

Greensboro, NC $43,872

South Bend, IN $43,867

Winston Salem, NC $43,862

Boise, ID $43,848

Savannah, GA $43,815

Muskegon, MI $43,730

Lima, OH $43,674

Lake Charles, LA $43,655

Anderson, IN $43,645

Lexington, KY $43,631

Augusta, GA $43,617

Greenville, SC $43,617

Wichita, KS $43,575

Tuscaloosa, AL $43,575

Columbia, SC $43,532

Bloomington, IN $43,414

Roanoke, VA $43,386

Asheville, NC $43,325

Knoxville, TN $43,245

Shreveport, LA $43,240

Wilmington, NC $43,179

Frankfort, KY $43,089

Oklahoma City, OK $43,056

Chillicothe, OH $43,037

Longview, TX $43,033

Topeka, KS $43,019

Mobile, AL $42,948

Terre Haute, IN $42,929

Erie, PA $42,924

Altoona, PA $42,901

Melbourne, FL $42,887

Amarillo, TX $42,868

Killeen, TX $42,854

Fayetteville, AR $42,816

Sioux Falls, SD $42,783

Chattanooga, TN $42,755

Idaho Falls, ID $42,750

Gainesville, FL $42,651

Portsmouth, OH $42,627

Little Rock, AR $42,618

Lynchburg, VA $42,618

Lafayette, LA $42,599

Youngstown, OH $42,599

Temple, TX $42,580

Daytona Beach, FL $42,571

Clarksville, TN $42,566

Pensacola, FL $42,561

Hopkinsville, KY $42,420

Charleston, WV $42,415

Florence, SC $42,392

Sioux City, IA $42,363

Macon, GA $42,227

Tallahassee, FL $42,222

Fayetteville, NC $42,213

Waco, TX $42,203

Wichita Falls, TX $42,203

Pine Bluff, AR $42,184

Vincennes, IN $42,095

Lubbock, TX $42,076

Great Falls, MT $42,048

Alamogordo, NM $42,043

Abilene, TX $42,005

Rapid City, SD $41,944

Monroe, LA $41,944

Albany, GA $41,916

Huntington, WV $41,911

Jackson, MS $41,906

Greenville, MS $41,902

Parkersburg, WV $41,854

Montgomery, AL $41,845

Johnstown, PA $41,836

Springfield, MO $41,798

Biloxi, MS $41,774

Sumter, SC $41,675

Columbus, GA $41,671

Twin Falls, ID $41,642

Pascagoula, MS $41,581

Kingsport, TN $41,458

Gulfport, MS $41,444

Alexandria, LA $41,289

Fort Smith, AR $41,171

El Paso, TX $41,044

Helena, MT $40,982

Las Cruces, NM $40,832

Harlingen, TX $40,700

Pocatello, ID $40,657

Florence, AL $40,643

Brownsville, TX $40,634

Dothan, AL $40,558

Mcallen, TX $40,535

Columbus, MS $40,186

Altus, OK $39,969

Lawton, OK $39,879

Pierre, SD $39,710

What Skills Can Increase a BURNER OPERATOR's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.99% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Machine Operation (Mentioned in 3.23% Job Postings): Applying methods and techniques to implement, maintain, repair, design, and update various machines following specific rules to ensure safety.
Container (Mentioned in 2.39% Job Postings): Container is an object used for or capable of holding, esp for transport or storage, such as a carton, box, etc.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.99%
Machine Operation	3.23%
Container	2.39%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a BURNER OPERATOR's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Dedication: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$50,904	8%
Dedication	$50,433	7%
Collaboration	$49,019	4%
Leadership	$48,547	3%
Initiative	$48,547	3%
SOP	$48,076	2%

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How Education impacts a BURNER OPERATOR's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many BURNER OPERATORs enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a BURNER OPERATOR with a No Diploma is between $44,700 and $47,709).

BURNER OPERATOR Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for BURNER OPERATOR

No Diploma 85.7%

High School 85.7%

Associates 9.5%

Bachelors 4.8%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	85.7%
High School	85.7%
Associates	9.5%
Bachelors	4.8%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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BURNER OPERATOR Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a BURNER 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 April 01, 2026

$42,567

Average $47,133/year

$52,116

$3,547

Average $3,928/month

$4,343

$819

Average $906/week

$1,002

$20

Average $23/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,116	$4,343	$1,002	$25
Average	$47,133	$3,928	$906	$23
25th Percentile	$42,567	$3,547	$819	$20

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Salary Trends for BURNER OPERATOR

Salaries for a BURNER OPERATOR can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $43,266 in 2023 to around $43,304 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of BURNER OPERATOR salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of BURNER OPERATOR Over Time

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2023

$43,266

2024

$43,422

2025

$43,304

2026

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2023	$43,266
2024	$43,422
2025	$43,304
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