Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · SOC 51-9193
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders Salary in the South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders in the South Georgia nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $39,180 per year ($18.84 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $39,150 at the 10th percentile to $45,180 at the 90th. BLS estimates 120 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders in the South Georgia nonmetropolitan area earn more than $39,180 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $39,180 and $39,180.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $39,150 | $39,180 | $39,180 | $39,180 | $45,180 |
| Hourly | $18.82 | $18.84 | $18.84 | $18.84 | $21.72 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$39,180 median for South Georgia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $39,180 to $39,180
- Georgiastate$46,770 median for Georgia; middle half earns $39,180 to $48,550
- United Statesnational$41,330 median for United States; middle half earns $36,380 to $49,550
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −16% vs Georgia overall and −5% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Georgia
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- South Georgia nonmetropolitan areathis page$39,180 median for South Georgia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $39,180 to $39,180
- $47,160 median for Gainesville metro area; middle half earns $47,160 to $49,450
- $46,950 median for Atlanta metro area; middle half earns $38,080 to $52,130
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenderss · Highest-paying occupations in South Georgia nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.