What are the main factors that influence a Tube Mill 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 Tube Mill Operator's salary?

A Tube Mill Operator's salary grows with experience: a Millwright I (0-1 years)earns $50,375, a Tube Mill Operator (1-3 years)earns $60,506, a Millwright III (3-5 years)earns $69,883, a Millwright IV (5-7 years)earns $77,680,

What are the highest paying states for a Tube Mill Operator?

Tube Mill Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Tube Mill Operator roles are District of Columbia $66,458, California $66,206, Massachusetts $65,324. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Tube Mill Operator roles make?

Salaries for Tube Mill Operator level roles vary by specialization: Boring Mill Operator: $77,722; CNC Mill Operator: $63,667; Feed Mill Operator: $61,897; Mill Operator: $60,872; Pellet Mill Operator: $59,240.

How do different companies affect a Tube Mill Operator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Tube Mill 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.

Tube Mill Operator Salary in the United States

How much does a Tube Mill Operator make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Tube Mill Operator in the United States is $60,024 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,671
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,079 to $66,120
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,757

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Tube Mill Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,120	$5,510	$1,272	$32
Average	$60,024	$5,002	$1,154	$29
25th Percentile	$53,079	$4,423	$1,021	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Tube Mill Operator Salaries

A Tube Mill 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 Do Tube Mill 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 Tube Mill Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $66,458.
California: $66,206.
Massachusetts: $65,324.

District of Columbia $66,458 California $66,206 Massachusetts $65,324 Washington $65,084 New Jersey $65,060 Alaska $64,976 Connecticut $64,147 New York $63,811

Hawaii $62,737 Rhode Island $62,233 Maryland $61,890 Minnesota $61,422 Colorado $61,242 Illinois $61,182 Oregon $60,954 Delaware $60,786

New Hampshire $60,680 Virginia $60,444 Pennsylvania $59,754 Nevada $59,405 North Dakota $59,291 Michigan $59,111 Wisconsin $59,045 Vermont $58,913

Texas $58,547 Maine $58,523 Arizona $58,487 Ohio $58,445 Georgia $57,893 Indiana $57,617 Wyoming $57,563 Utah $57,479

Iowa $57,443 Kansas $57,155 Louisiana $57,071 North Carolina $57,041 Missouri $57,029 Florida $56,794 Montana $56,668 Nebraska $56,548

Kentucky $56,482 South Carolina $56,242 Tennessee $56,092 Idaho $56,032 New Mexico $55,594 Oklahoma $55,498 Alabama $55,144 South Dakota $54,550

Arkansas $54,225 West Virginia $54,051 Mississippi $53,529

Top Paying Cities for Tube Mill 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: $75,708
San Francisco: $74,964
Oakland: $73,301

San Jose, CA $75,708

San Francisco, CA $74,964

Oakland, CA $73,301

New York, NY $69,561

Queens Village, NY $69,111

Paramus, NJ $68,631

Passaic, NJ $68,571

Bergenfield, NJ $68,511

Stamford, CT $68,421

Huntington, NY $68,361

Newark, NJ $67,971

Bridgeport, CT $67,851

New Brunswick, NJ $67,653

Vallejo, CA $67,527

Middlesex, NJ $67,491

Somerset, NJ $67,437

Petaluma, CA $67,299

Santa Cruz, CA $67,064

Boston, MA $66,944

Monterey, CA $66,644

Fairbanks, AK $66,602

Los Angeles, CA $66,488

Washington, DC $66,458

Seattle, WA $66,350

Santa Rosa, CA $66,338

Juneau, AK $66,164

Orange, CA $65,966

Anchorage, AK $65,858

Anaheim, CA $65,816

Santa Ana, CA $65,726

Nassau, NY $65,690

Long Beach, CA $65,666

Danbury, CT $65,648

Santa Maria, CA $65,444

Everett, WA $65,432

Bremerton, WA $65,138

Trenton, NJ $65,024

Sacramento, CA $65,000

San Diego, CA $64,970

Brockton, MA $64,946

Tacoma, WA $64,922

Santa Barbara, CA $64,838

Lowell, MA $64,598

New Suffolk, NY $64,573

Nashua, NH $64,501

Lompoc, CA $64,405

Ventura, CA $64,345

Stockton, CA $64,327

New Haven, CT $64,207

Atlantic City, NJ $64,051

Hartford, CT $63,919

Modesto, CA $63,889

Poughkeepsie, NY $63,757

New Britain, CT $63,727

Olympia, WA $63,643

Kennewick, WA $63,643

New London, CT $63,631

Norwich, CT $63,613

Lawrence, MA $63,583

Bakersfield, CA $63,415

Riverside, CA $63,331

New Bedford, MA $63,331

Richland, WA $63,271

Portsmouth, NH $63,223

Vineland, NJ $63,211

San Bernardino, CA $63,163

Boulder, CO $62,995

Worcester, MA $62,947

Portland, OR $62,893

Saint Paul, MN $62,821

Minneapolis, MN $62,821

Philadelphia, PA $62,737

Honolulu, HI $62,419

Springfield, MA $62,209

Providence, RI $62,203

Chicago, IL $62,028

Bellingham, WA $61,956

Baltimore, MD $61,890

Chico, CA $61,740

Wilmington, DE $61,638

Pittsfield, MA $61,578

Manchester, NH $61,464

Spokane, WA $61,200

Denver, CO $61,194

Albany, NY $60,912

Troy, NY $60,888

Schenectady, NY $60,762

Burlington, VT $60,630

Portland, ME $60,420

Salem, OR $60,372

Yakima, WA $60,360

Ann Arbor, MI $60,342

Rochester, MN $60,174

Fresno, CA $60,144

Reno, NV $60,144

Milwaukee, WI $60,090

Detroit, MI $60,030

Allentown, PA $60,012

Carson City, NV $60,006

Houston, TX $59,916

Colorado Springs, CO $59,910

Syracuse, NY $59,880

Eugene, OR $59,766

Bismarck, ND $59,694

Gary, IN $59,694

Galveston, TX $59,694

Springfield, OR $59,646

Medford, OR $59,501

Fort Collins, CO $59,477

Austin, TX $59,429

Mesa, AZ $59,303

Phoenix, AZ $59,291

Dallas, TX $59,273

Reading, PA $59,237

Saint Cloud, MN $59,213

Concord, NH $59,159

Madison, WI $59,135

Utica, NY $58,973

Raleigh, NC $58,925

Las Vegas, NV $58,919

Rochester, NY $58,877

Des Moines, IA $58,871

Atlanta, GA $58,775

Battle Creek, MI $58,757

Salt Lake City, UT $58,739

Lancaster, PA $58,649

Champaign, IL $58,637

Harrisburg, PA $58,565

Durham, NC $58,511

Kansas City, MO $58,505

Kansas City, KS $58,493

Fort Worth, TX $58,487

Boca Raton, FL $58,463

Cleveland, OH $58,457

Columbus, OH $58,445

Pittsburgh, PA $58,439

Richmond, VA $58,415

Indianapolis, IN $58,403

Cincinnati, OH $58,325

Petersburg, VA $58,235

Billings, MT $58,103

Lansing, MI $58,103

Huntsville, AL $58,103

Lebanon, PA $58,097

Dayton, OH $58,091

Pueblo, CO $58,091

Appleton, WI $58,073

Buffalo, NY $58,049

Racine, WI $58,019

Charlotte, NC $58,013

Saint Louis, MO $57,995

Springfield, IL $57,971

Elkhart, IN $57,959

York, PA $57,959

Gastonia, NC $57,953

Benton Harbor, MI $57,953

Beaumont, TX $57,917

Lorain, OH $57,905

Toledo, OH $57,881

Binghamton, NY $57,851

Rock Hill, SC $57,845

Rockford, IL $57,815

Fargo, ND $57,785

Elyria, OH $57,785

Flagstaff, AZ $57,743

Fort Lauderdale, FL $57,707

Miami, FL $57,671

Duluth, MN $57,575

Bangor, ME $57,497

Cedar Rapids, IA $57,431

Louisville, KY $57,401

Grand Rapids, MI $57,389

Hialeah, FL $57,383

Casper, WY $57,299

Scranton, PA $57,227

New Orleans, LA $57,209

Virginia Beach, VA $57,203

Akron, OH $57,173

Peoria, IL $57,095

Sarasota, FL $57,083

Green Bay, WI $57,041

Baton Rouge, LA $57,011

Charleston, SC $56,999

Nashville, TN $56,980

Jamestown, NY $56,968

Davenport, IA $56,968

Tucson, AZ $56,938

Cheyenne, WY $56,920

Saint Petersburg, FL $56,902

Tampa, FL $56,890

Omaha, NE $56,878

Port Arthur, TX $56,854

Evansville, IN $56,854

Bradenton, FL $56,830

Santa Fe, NM $56,722

Orlando, FL $56,662

Clearwater, FL $56,596

Canton, OH $56,470

La Crosse, WI $56,470

Grand Forks, ND $56,452

Albuquerque, NM $56,434

Tulsa, OK $56,434

Newport News, VA $56,428

High Point, NC $56,410

Ogden, UT $56,386

Corpus Christi, TX $56,338

Laramie, WY $56,302

Norfolk, VA $56,302

Rock Island, IL $56,266

Saginaw, MI $56,254

Jacksonville, FL $56,248

Salisbury, NC $56,236

Memphis, TN $56,224

Moline, IL $56,194

Fort Myers, FL $56,176

Waterloo, IA $56,098

Spartanburg, SC $56,038

Lincoln, NE $56,008

Fort Wayne, IN $55,996

Birmingham, AL $55,930

Cedar Falls, IA $55,918

Provo, UT $55,912

Springfield, OH $55,906

San Antonio, TX $55,894

Greensboro, NC $55,870

South Bend, IN $55,864

Winston Salem, NC $55,858

Boise, ID $55,840

Savannah, GA $55,798

Muskegon, MI $55,690

Lima, OH $55,618

Lake Charles, LA $55,594

Anderson, IN $55,582

Lexington, KY $55,564

Augusta, GA $55,546

Greenville, SC $55,546

Wichita, KS $55,492

Tuscaloosa, AL $55,492

Columbia, SC $55,438

Bloomington, IN $55,288

Roanoke, VA $55,252

Asheville, NC $55,174

Knoxville, TN $55,072

Shreveport, LA $55,066

Wilmington, NC $54,988

Frankfort, KY $54,874

Oklahoma City, OK $54,832

Chillicothe, OH $54,808

Longview, TX $54,802

Topeka, KS $54,784

Mobile, AL $54,694

Terre Haute, IN $54,670

Erie, PA $54,664

Altoona, PA $54,634

Melbourne, FL $54,616

Amarillo, TX $54,592

Killeen, TX $54,574

Fayetteville, AR $54,526

Sioux Falls, SD $54,484

Chattanooga, TN $54,447

Idaho Falls, ID $54,441

Gainesville, FL $54,315

Portsmouth, OH $54,285

Little Rock, AR $54,273

Lynchburg, VA $54,273

Lafayette, LA $54,249

Youngstown, OH $54,249

Temple, TX $54,225

Daytona Beach, FL $54,213

Clarksville, TN $54,207

Pensacola, FL $54,201

Hopkinsville, KY $54,021

Charleston, WV $54,015

Florence, SC $53,985

Sioux City, IA $53,949

Macon, GA $53,775

Tallahassee, FL $53,769

Fayetteville, NC $53,757

Waco, TX $53,745

Wichita Falls, TX $53,745

Pine Bluff, AR $53,721

Vincennes, IN $53,607

Lubbock, TX $53,583

Great Falls, MT $53,547

Alamogordo, NM $53,541

Abilene, TX $53,493

Rapid City, SD $53,415

Monroe, LA $53,415

Albany, GA $53,379

Huntington, WV $53,373

Jackson, MS $53,367

Greenville, MS $53,361

Parkersburg, WV $53,301

Montgomery, AL $53,289

Johnstown, PA $53,277

Springfield, MO $53,229

Biloxi, MS $53,199

Sumter, SC $53,073

Columbus, GA $53,067

Twin Falls, ID $53,031

Pascagoula, MS $52,953

Kingsport, TN $52,797

Gulfport, MS $52,779

Alexandria, LA $52,581

Fort Smith, AR $52,431

El Paso, TX $52,269

Helena, MT $52,191

Las Cruces, NM $51,999

Harlingen, TX $51,830

Pocatello, ID $51,776

Florence, AL $51,758

Brownsville, TX $51,746

Dothan, AL $51,650

Mcallen, TX $51,620

Columbus, MS $51,176

Altus, OK $50,900

Lawton, OK $50,786

Pierre, SD $50,570

What Skills Can Increase a Tube Mill Operator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 5.47% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Repairing (Mentioned in 3.41% Job Postings): To put something that is damaged, broken, or not working correctly, back into good condition or make it work again.
Preventive Maintenance (Mentioned in 1.79% Job Postings): Preventive maintenance is the act of performing regularly scheduled maintenance activities to help prevent unexpected failures in the future. Put simply, it's about fixing things before they break.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	5.47%
Repairing	3.41%
Preventive Maintenance	1.79%

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 Tube Mill Operator's salary.

Interviewing: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Plumbing: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Interviewing	$67,227	12%
Plumbing	$64,225	7%
Coaching	$63,625	6%
Scheduling	$63,025	5%
Analysis	$62,425	4%
Equipment Maintenance	$62,425	4%

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How Education impacts a Tube Mill Operator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Tube Mill 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 Tube Mill Operator with a No Diploma is between $59,532 and $64,571).

Tube Mill Operator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Tube Mill Operator

No Diploma 3.0%

High School 64.2%

Associates 29.9%

Bachelors 3.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.0%
High School	64.2%
Associates	29.9%
Bachelors	3.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Tube Mill Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Tube Mill 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

$53,079

Average $60,024/year

$66,120

$4,423

Average $5,002/month

$5,510

$1,021

Average $1,154/week

$1,272

$26

Average $29/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,120	$5,510	$1,272	$32
Average	$60,024	$5,002	$1,154	$29
25th Percentile	$53,079	$4,423	$1,021	$26

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Salary Trends for Tube Mill Operator

Salaries for a Tube Mill Operator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $48,545 in 2023 to around $48,610 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Tube Mill Operator salary trends, .

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2024

$48,881

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