Chemical Plant and System Operators salary
The median pay for chemical plant and system operators in the United States is $78,120 a year. About 16,610 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $48,400
- 25th percentile
- $60,330
- Median percentile
- $78,120
- 75th percentile
- $98,660
- 90th percentile
- $111,930
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Florida $128,830
- Wyoming $107,810
- Texas $102,750
- Louisiana $100,060
- Kentucky $97,550
- Maryland $95,150
- Alabama $91,610
- Arkansas $91,610
- California $87,550
- Oregon $87,110
- New Jersey $86,820
- Massachusetts $83,710
- Idaho $82,980
- West Virginia $81,710
- Michigan $72,430
- Mississippi $71,080
- Pennsylvania $70,110
- South Carolina $68,510
- Ohio $67,580
- Minnesota $66,500
- Illinois $65,710
- Utah $63,460
- Virginia $63,000
- New York $62,980
- North Carolina $62,920
- Colorado $62,870
- Wisconsin $62,720
- Iowa $60,440
- Washington $60,120
- South Dakota $59,970
- Missouri $55,470
- Georgia $49,230
- Indiana $49,110
- Tennessee $45,830
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $111,900
- Houston, TX $106,020
- Baton Rouge, LA $104,410
- Lake Charles, LA $102,310
- Mobile, AL $96,210
- New Orleans, LA $92,260
- New York, NY $90,470
- Worcester, MA $88,510
- Portland, OR $87,210
- Buffalo, NY $84,390
- Boston, MA $82,170
- Richmond, VA $77,930
- Philadelphia, PA $77,260
- Spartanburg, SC $68,810
- Denver, CO $68,590
- Charleston, SC $67,540
- Hagerstown, MD $66,840
- Washington, DC $66,640
- Chicago, IL $65,750
- Greensboro, NC $65,450
- Pittsburgh, PA $64,360
- Sioux Falls, SD $62,160
- Greenville, SC $60,430
- Memphis, TN $57,370
- Albany, NY $55,210
- St. Louis, MO $52,330