Chemical Plant and System Operators Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 84 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Chemical Plant and System Operators

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Beaumont, TX $117,430 —
North Dakota $112,970 410
San Francisco, CA $108,370 250
Wyoming $104,420 320
Lake Charles, LA $102,310 740
Houston, TX $101,150 1,820

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      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mobile, AL $88,730 100
      Alabama $84,490 —
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Arkansas $91,610 140
      East Arkansas $47,960 50
      Arkansas $46,130 160
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $108,370 250
      California $88,280 590
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Colorado $60,300 —
      Denver, CO $56,990 —
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $62,590 30
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $77,030 130
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Florida $68,640 230
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Georgia $62,600 200
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa $60,100 —
      Northwest Iowa $60,010 —
      Northeast Iowa $59,950 110
      Southeast Iowa $59,860 100
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho $57,300 40
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $67,500 210
      Northwest Illinois $67,450 40
      Illinois $66,580 290
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Indiana $52,910 30
      Indiana $51,170 290
      Central Indiana $47,920 30
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $98,890 70
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lake Charles, LA $102,310 740
      Baton Rouge, LA $101,130 1,640
      New Orleans, LA $99,810 770
      Louisiana $96,500 3,360
      Central Louisiana $66,710 70
      Shreveport, LA $56,420 100
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Worcester, MA $85,730 70
      Massachusetts $65,500 250
      Boston, MA-NH $62,880 160
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $92,930 320
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $62,430 40
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Michigan $67,230 90
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $69,710 —
      Minnesota $64,420 110
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Missouri $59,400 —
      Missouri $50,700 370
      St. Louis, MO-IL $50,690 210
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper East Mississippi $72,780 90
      Mississippi $55,750 300
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $65,190 120
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greensboro, NC $61,520 110
      North Carolina $56,630 1,130
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Dakota $112,970 410
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $88,550 320
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $87,820 —
      Buffalo, NY $81,730 30
      New York $61,050 120
      Albany, NY $53,380 70
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ohio $65,510 460
      Toledo, OH $63,660 —
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $87,210 100
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $79,400 290
      Pittsburgh, PA $78,310 150
      Pennsylvania $75,660 750
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Spartanburg, SC $66,640 130
      Charleston, SC $64,560 60
      Columbia, SC $63,690 30
      South Carolina $61,100 480
      Greenville, SC $60,430 100
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $62,160 30
      South Dakota $56,690 180
      East South Dakota $56,670 140
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $66,140 50
      Tennessee $66,140 260
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $57,370 100
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Beaumont, TX $117,430 —
      Houston, TX $101,150 1,820
      Texas $99,250 2,980
      Northwestern Region of Texas $71,820 70
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $53,420 240
      Utah $53,420 330
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern West Virginia $81,710 200
      Richmond, VA $76,550 —
      West Virginia $67,600 230
      Virginia $61,950 —
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington $58,280 220
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wisconsin $51,000 110
      Milwaukee, WI $50,320 40
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wyoming $104,420 320