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Gas Plant Operators salary in California

The median gas plant operators in California earns $130,220 a year, 48% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,596 a month.

10th percentile
$92,610
25th percentile
$104,100
Median percentile
$130,220
75th percentile
$134,800
90th percentile
$140,400

Based on 800 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$91,156 take-home a year
Gross pay$130,220
Federal income tax−$19,987
Social Security + Medicare−$9,962
California income tax (approx.)−$9,115
Monthly take-home$7,596
Every two weeks$3,506

Does it go far here?

$117,612Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All gas plant operators salaries · Take-home pay in California