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Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders pay in Maine and Pennsylvania
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders is $64,610 per year in Maine. It is $48,000 per year in Pennsylvania. Maine is 34.6% above Pennsylvania on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 51-9192 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 40 wage and salary jobs in Maine and 370 in Pennsylvania. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.