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Boiler room operator salary

Average boiler room operator salary

$44,237

$21.27 hourly rate

Entry-level boiler room operator salary
$30,000 yearly salary
Updated December 15, 2025
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Average boiler room operator salary by state

Highest paying states for boiler room operators

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Alaska$60,408$29.04
2Rhode Island$49,716$23.90
3Massachusetts$49,365$23.73
4New Hampshire$48,877$23.50
5Connecticut$49,664$23.88
6New York$54,687$26.29
7Vermont$47,769$22.97
8Washington$50,425$24.24
9Maine$45,948$22.09
10Nevada$43,905$21.11
11Illinois$48,890$23.50
12District of Columbia$46,413$22.31
13Wisconsin$45,010$21.64
14Delaware$47,978$23.07
15Wyoming$40,036$19.25
16Oregon$43,532$20.93
17Maryland$46,897$22.55
18California$48,620$23.38
19West Virginia$43,868$21.09
20Montana$40,454$19.45
21Minnesota$44,272$21.28
22New Jersey$40,730$19.58
23Hawaii$41,393$19.90
24Kansas$43,018$20.68
25North Dakota$42,109$20.24
26Iowa$41,408$19.91
27Idaho$44,012$21.16
28Indiana$42,329$20.35
29Arizona$38,490$18.50
30Colorado$39,018$18.76
31Ohio$39,345$18.92
32Kentucky$40,883$19.66
33Tennessee$36,427$17.51
34Missouri$37,874$18.21
35Pennsylvania$39,844$19.16
36Nebraska$37,672$18.11
37South Dakota$38,767$18.64
38Utah$37,988$18.26
39Mississippi$34,255$16.47
40Georgia$33,933$16.31
41South Carolina$32,790$15.76
42Florida$30,603$14.71
43Virginia$34,622$16.65
44Louisiana$31,565$15.18
45Texas$29,143$14.01
46Michigan$32,917$15.83
47New Mexico$29,762$14.31
48North Carolina$30,790$14.80
49Oklahoma$33,370$16.04
50Alabama$30,067$14.46
51Arkansas$26,010$12.50

Boiler room operator salary details

A boiler room operator's salary ranges from $30,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $63,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average boiler room operator salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a boiler room operator's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$63,000$5,250$30
75th Percentile$53,000$4,417$25
Average$44,237$3,686$21
25th Percentile$36,000$3,000$17
10th Percentile$30,000$2,500$14

Highest paying boiler room operator jobs

The highest paying types of boiler room operators are watch engineer, shift engineer, and steam engineer.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Shift Engineer$91,237$7,603$43.8631,693
Watch Engineer$91,906$7,659$44.194,923
Stationary Engineer$69,163$5,764$33.255,010
Boiler Plant Operator$46,119$3,843$22.1736,427
Engine Room Operator$37,546$3,129$18.0561,977
Boiler Operator$49,782$4,149$23.9332,715

Top companies hiring boiler room operators now:

  1. Seneca Foods jobs (1)
  2. Foster Farms jobs (1)
  3. Saint Francis Health System jobs (2)
  4. West Fraser jobs (1)
  5. Cargill jobs (1)

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$46,000$45,200$44,400$43,600$42,800$42,000
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Boiler room operator salary trends

The average boiler room operator salary has risen by $7,941 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average boiler room operator earned $36,296 annually, but today, they earn $44,237 a year. That works out to a 9% change in pay for boiler room operators over the last decade.

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Average boiler room operator salary over time

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Boiler room operator salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2026$44,200$21.27+3.9%
2025$42,500$20.44+2.8%
2024$41,300$19.87+0.9%
2023$41,000$19.69+0.8%
2022$40,600$19.53+1.5%

Recently added boiler room operator salaries

CompanyJobLocationDate addedSalary
Viemed Healthcare StaffingOperating RoomMinneola, KS06/29/2025$83,897
ADMNano Room OperatorShawnee, KS05/17/2025$41,740
Allied UniversalCctv Room OperatorNew York, NY05/10/2025$52,050
HuhtamakiBoiler Room UtilityWaterville, ME04/28/2025$61,420
Miller Castings Inc.Dip Room OperatorWhittier, CA03/28/2025$39,653
Trinity Health CorporationRnii PD Days-Operating Room-SamaritanTroy, NY03/27/2025$76,176
Molson Coors Brewing CompanyBoiler Room OperatorMilwaukee, WI03/12/2025$72,795
AerotekBoiler Room Operator TraineeMoncure, NC03/12/2025$35,479
Adventhealth Medical GroupBoiler Room OperatorMerriam, KS02/19/2025$22,988
HuntforproBoiler Room OperatorNoble, LA02/17/2025$53,532

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