United States
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$58,260
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators in the United States earn a median of $58,260 a year, about $28.01 an hour.
Median
$58,260
per year
Hourly
$28.01
as published
Mean
$60,620
pulled up by top earners
Workers
126,750
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $82,100 | +41% |
| Texas | State | $48,110 | -17% |
| Florida | State | $58,630 | +1% |
| Ohio | State | $58,720 | +1% |
| New York | State | $63,140 | +8% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $59,170 | +2% |
| Illinois | State | $63,790 | +9% |
| Arizona | State | $61,480 | +6% |
| North Carolina | State | $49,710 | -15% |
| Virginia | State | $58,920 | +1% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $82,830 | +42% |
| Indiana | State | $55,170 | -5% |
| Kentucky | State | $47,700 | -18% |
| Tennessee | State | $50,760 | -13% |
| Alabama | State | $48,730 | -16% |
| Georgia | State | $49,370 | -15% |
| South Carolina | State | $49,480 | -15% |
| Oklahoma | State | $41,380 | -29% |
| Michigan | State | $58,470 | +0% |
| Missouri | State | $52,990 | -9% |
| Massachusetts | State | $65,620 | +13% |
| Iowa | State | $59,400 | +2% |
| Colorado | State | $68,220 | +17% |
| Arkansas | State | $38,310 | -34% |
| Louisiana | State | $38,690 | -34% |
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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