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Ride Operator Salaries in the United States

How much does a Ride Operator make in the United States?

Ride Operators earn $18,000 annually on average, or $9 per hour, which is 114% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Ride Operators work for Landry's Seafood House at $60,000 annually while the lowest paid Ride Operators work for Kings Island earning approximately $14,000 each year.

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$19K Disneyland's Average Ride Operator Salary (10 salaries)

+$1K (5%) more than national average Ride Operator salary ($18K)
-$11K (44%) less than average Disneyland salary ($30K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
-$4K (23%) less than average Disneyland Ride Operator salary ($19K)
"It was a non-skilled job. Pay was very low, but understandable."
+$11K (44%) more than average Disneyland Ride Operator salary ($19K)
+$1K (5%) more than average Disneyland Ride Operator salary ($19K)
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$22K Walt Disney Company's Average Ride Operator Salary (3 salaries)

+$4K (20%) more than national average Ride Operator salary ($18K)
-$39K (93%) less than average Walt Disney Company salary ($61K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
+$12K (42%) more than average Walt Disney Company Ride Operator salary ($22K)
"We get paid $15.00 per hour compared to other competitors who get paid less for the same job title."
-$4K (20%) less than average Walt Disney Company Ride Operator salary ($22K)
+$3K (12%) more than average Walt Disney Company Ride Operator salary ($22K)

$25K Boathouse District's Average Ride Operator Salary (1 salaries)

+$7K (32%) more than national average Ride Operator salary ($18K)
Equal to average Boathouse District salary ($25K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
Equal to average Boathouse District Ride Operator salary ($25K)
"I am being underpaid for this job. No benefits or advancement."

$17K Six Flags' Average Ride Operator Salary (15 salaries)

-$1K (5%) less than national average Ride Operator salary ($18K)
-$13K (55%) less than average Six Flags salary ($30K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
-$1K (6%) less than average Six Flags Ride Operator salary ($17K)
-$1K (6%) less than average Six Flags Ride Operator salary ($17K)
+$13K (55%) more than average Six Flags Ride Operator salary ($17K)
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$19K Universal Studios' Average Ride Operator Salary (6 salaries)

+$1K (5%) more than national average Ride Operator salary ($18K)
-$11K (44%) less than average Universal Studios salary ($30K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
-$1K (5%) less than average Universal Studios Ride Operator salary ($19K)
+$1K (5%) more than average Universal Studios Ride Operator salary ($19K)
-$3K (17%) less than average Universal Studios Ride Operator salary ($19K)
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$19K Knott's Berry Farm's Average Ride Operator Salary (5 salaries)

+$1K (5%) more than national average Ride Operator salary ($18K)
-$3K (14%) less than average Knott's Berry Farm salary ($22K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
+$11K (44%) more than average Knott's Berry Farm Ride Operator salary ($19K)
-$1K (5%) less than average Knott's Berry Farm Ride Operator salary ($19K)
+$1K (5%) more than average Knott's Berry Farm Ride Operator salary ($19K)
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$21K Rye Playland's Average Ride Operator Salary (4 salaries)

+$3K (15%) more than national average Ride Operator salary ($18K)
-$2K (9%) less than average Rye Playland salary ($23K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
+$9K (35%) more than average Rye Playland Ride Operator salary ($21K)
-$5K (27%) less than average Rye Playland Ride Operator salary ($21K)
+$5K (21%) more than average Rye Playland Ride Operator salary ($21K)
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$60K Landry's Seafood House's Average Ride Operator Salary (3 salaries)

+$42K (107%) more than national average Ride Operator salary ($18K)
+$11K (20%) more than average Landry's Seafood House salary ($49K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
+$10K (15%) more than average Landry's Seafood House Ride Operator salary ($60K)
-$5K (8%) less than average Landry's Seafood House Ride Operator salary ($60K)
-$5K (8%) less than average Landry's Seafood House Ride Operator salary ($60K)

$14K Kings Island's Average Ride Operator Salary (2 salaries)

-$4K (25%) less than national average Ride Operator salary ($18K)
-$5K (30%) less than average Kings Island salary ($19K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
-$2K (15%) less than average Kings Island Ride Operator salary ($14K)
+$2K (13%) more than average Kings Island Ride Operator salary ($14K)

$92K Sea World's Average Ride Operator Salary (1 salaries)

+$74K (134%) more than national average Ride Operator salary ($18K)
+$63K (104%) more than average Sea World salary ($29K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
Equal to average Sea World Ride Operator salary ($92K)

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