Plant and System Operators, All Other Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 154 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Plant and System Operators, All Other

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Balance of Nevada $87,980 40
San Jose, CA $85,590 30
Duluth, MN-WI $85,510 30
Seattle, WA $85,300 60
San Francisco, CA $84,840 270
Billings, MT $83,530 50

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $78,620 40
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Little Rock, AR $48,330 30
      Arkansas $39,160 120
      West Arkansas $37,690 40
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $68,790 40
      Arizona $66,540 170
      Phoenix, AZ $47,340 60
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $85,590 30
      San Francisco, CA $84,840 270
      Modesto, CA $80,930 30
      Sacramento, CA $78,770 90
      Riverside, CA $78,540 310
      San Diego, CA $74,830 200
      Bakersfield, CA $73,950 60
      California $73,950 2,000
      Los Angeles, CA $71,030 510
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $70,460 70
      Fresno, CA $64,770 60
      Oxnard, CA $45,750 120
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Colorado $72,460 60
      Fort Collins, CO $69,580 50
      Colorado Springs, CO $65,430 110
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $64,380 30
      Boulder, CO $52,210 40
      Colorado $52,210 1,360
      Greeley, CO $50,320 70
      Northwest Colorado $49,500 90
      Denver, CO $47,770 —
      Grand Junction, CO $47,170 30
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $62,590 70
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $81,930 390
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Miami, FL $62,780 150
      Tampa, FL $62,410 120
      Florida $53,300 660
      Cape Coral, FL $53,160 30
      Orlando, FL $52,710 70
      Jacksonville, FL $50,330 50
      North Florida $49,340 40
      Deltona, FL $44,610 40
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Georgia $53,760 50
      Atlanta, GA $50,740 170
      Georgia $50,270 610
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa $58,340 110
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho $61,960 50
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $67,720 110
      Illinois $61,710 210
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $70,420 —
      Indiana $68,780 330
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $73,170 50
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $77,690 120
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $68,580 50
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $71,220 110
      Northeast Louisiana $64,310 60
      Houma, LA $60,200 50
      Louisiana $59,720 480
      Shreveport, LA $49,980 30
      New Orleans, LA $47,410 120
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $62,830 120
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $80,080 260
      Baltimore, MD $77,320 70
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bangor, ME $60,260 —
      Maine $60,060 130
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $67,320 170
      Michigan $67,320 330
      Mid Michigan $62,650 —
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Duluth, MN-WI $85,510 30
      Minnesota $83,060 220
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $81,140 80
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Missouri $66,510 30
      St. Louis, MO-IL $66,150 —
      Central Missouri $57,700 40
      Missouri $40,610 230
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $77,290 —
      Mississippi $63,260 140
      Upper East Mississippi $63,260 60
      Lower West Mississippi $58,220 30
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Billings, MT $83,530 50
      Montana $78,850 200
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Carolina $61,280 180
      Raleigh, NC $61,110 50
      Charlotte, NC-SC $59,880 50
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nebraska $46,340 100
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $62,830 160
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $74,700 380
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Mexico $54,080 150
      Eastern New Mexico $52,000 30
      Albuquerque, NM $47,680 50
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Balance of Nevada $87,980 40
      Nevada $69,280 230
      Reno, NV $69,280 60
      Las Vegas, NV $65,130 —
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $78,500 320
      New York $72,410 340
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $68,690 30
      Dayton, OH $66,170 30
      Cleveland, OH $64,640 50
      Ohio $62,140 270
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $61,130 70
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $52,310 50
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma $67,230 100
      Tulsa, OK $60,930 50
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oregon $65,150 150
      Portland, OR-WA $56,160 90
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $71,240 170
      Pennsylvania $52,270 510
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $48,570 50
      Pittsburgh, PA $48,270 230
      Allentown, PA-NJ $43,130 40
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $38,850 50
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbia, SC $69,800 30
      South Carolina $54,140 150
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rapid City, SD $65,660 40
      West South Dakota $58,870 30
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $58,750 50
      South Dakota $58,750 190
      East South Dakota $58,060 60
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tennessee $63,160 90
      Nashville, TN $60,240 30
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $59,390 30
      Knoxville, TN $54,910 30
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Beaumont, TX $66,730 70
      Midland, TX $60,100 40
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $59,330 140
      Austin, TX $56,450 250
      Northwestern Region of Texas $55,920 200
      Houston, TX $54,880 800
      Texas $50,470 4,080
      Waco, TX $49,990 80
      San Antonio, TX $49,680 250
      North Region of Texas $49,620 150
      Amarillo, TX $49,450 30
      Dallas, TX $49,430 1,290
      Killeen, TX $47,880 30
      Hill Country Region of Texas $46,910 220
      Tyler, TX $45,920 30
      Sherman, TX $44,110 30
      McAllen, TX $43,660 30
      Longview, TX $42,810 50
      El Paso, TX $38,020 60
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      High Desert Utah $77,670 90
      Utah $63,380 80
      Salt Lake City, UT $62,470 60
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Virginia $70,660 70
      Virginia $57,740 270
      Richmond, VA $54,010 40
      Southwest Virginia $51,820 40
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $49,900 30
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $85,300 60
      Washington $82,040 150
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wisconsin $70,010 90
      Northeastern Wisconsin $57,800 40
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $74,880 40
      Wyoming $60,050 90
      Eastern Wyoming $36,690 —