Gas Plant Operators salary
The median pay for gas plant operators in the United States is $87,820 a year. About 18,030 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $61,350
- 25th percentile
- $76,870
- Median percentile
- $87,820
- 75th percentile
- $100,870
- 90th percentile
- $115,520
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
- California $130,220
- New Jersey $110,900
- Oregon $109,760
- Louisiana $108,350
- Arizona $104,600
- Massachusetts $103,830
- Maryland $102,950
- South Dakota $101,450
- Arkansas $100,870
- Michigan $100,500
- Minnesota $100,500
- New York $98,390
- Utah $98,300
- Colorado $98,080
- Illinois $97,810
- New Mexico $97,660
- North Dakota $96,760
- Maine $93,990
- Iowa $92,970
- Missouri $87,820
- Nebraska $87,790
- Virginia $86,500
- Indiana $85,790
- Wisconsin $85,080
- Washington $83,650
- Montana $83,630
- West Virginia $82,600
- Ohio $82,130
- Mississippi $81,600
- Wyoming $81,550
- North Carolina $81,460
- Georgia $81,220
- Pennsylvania $80,810
- Kansas $80,760
- Texas $79,910
- Idaho $79,280
- Oklahoma $78,310
- South Carolina $67,580
- Florida $67,170
- Tennessee $66,560
- Kentucky $63,070
By metro area
- Los Angeles, CA $125,550
- Riverside, CA $124,480
- New York, NY $118,870
- Portland, OR $118,640
- Baton Rouge, LA $113,570
- Detroit, MI $108,650
- Boston, MA $104,770
- Grand Rapids, MI $104,440
- Chicago, IL $102,810
- Salt Lake City, UT $102,390
- Minneapolis, MN $100,500
- Washington, DC $99,880
- San Diego, CA $98,900
- Denver, CO $98,640
- Seattle, WA $97,080
- Atlanta, GA $95,430
- Des Moines, IA $95,260
- York, PA $94,170
- Davenport, IA $92,970
- Omaha, NE $91,320
- Philadelphia, PA $89,430
- Charlotte, NC $89,140
- Fayetteville, AR $88,460
- Cleveland, OH $86,290
- Charleston, WV $85,790
- Houston, TX $85,530
- Buffalo, NY $85,350
- Wheeling, WV $82,720
- Columbia, SC $81,960
- Columbus, OH $81,700
- Pittsburgh, PA $81,600
- Dallas, TX $81,430
- Kansas City, MO $81,290
- Greeley, CO $80,950
- Birmingham, AL $80,280
- Jackson, MS $80,270
- Mobile, AL $80,230
- Midland, TX $79,910
- College Station, TX $79,770
- Boise City, ID $79,280
- Spartanburg, SC $79,170
- Wichita, KS $78,950
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $78,730
- Tulsa, OK $78,550
- Oklahoma City, OK $78,310
- Huntington, WV $77,770
- Fort Smith, AR $74,230
- Nashville, TN $66,970
- Memphis, TN $66,560
- Toledo, OH $57,530
- Greenville, SC $57,080