United States
Gas Plant Operators salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$83,400
Gas Plant Operators in the United States earn a median of $83,400 a year, about $40.10 an hour.
Median
$83,400
per year
Hourly
$40.10
as published
Mean
$85,470
pulled up by top earners
Workers
15,910
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $82,760 | -1% |
| Louisiana | State | $105,030 | +26% |
| Oklahoma | State | $76,570 | -8% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $82,780 | -1% |
| Illinois | State | $95,950 | +15% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $76,070 | -9% |
| Wyoming | State | $80,760 | -3% |
| Ohio | State | $74,500 | -11% |
| California | State | $124,980 | +50% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $104,810 | +26% |
| Lake Charles, LA | Metro | $105,030 | +26% |
| Massachusetts | State | $100,570 | +21% |
| Michigan | State | $98,320 | +18% |
| Colorado | State | $92,420 | +11% |
| Mississippi | State | $79,530 | -5% |
| West Virginia | State | $79,710 | -4% |
| Iowa | State | $89,070 | +7% |
| Kansas | State | $78,110 | -6% |
| Tennessee | State | $64,670 | -22% |
| Missouri | State | $84,980 | +2% |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Metro | $92,420 | +11% |
| Kentucky | State | $62,920 | -25% |
| South Carolina | State | $81,000 | -3% |
| North Carolina | State | $75,140 | -10% |
| Arkansas | State | $81,310 | -3% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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