Plant and System Operators, All Other salary
The median pay for plant and system operators, all other in the United States is $62,470 a year. About 14,080 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $40,700
- 25th percentile
- $48,900
- Median percentile
- $62,470
- 75th percentile
- $78,480
- 90th percentile
- $94,560
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
- Massachusetts $120,660
- Washington $88,730
- Minnesota $88,290
- Maryland $81,890
- Montana $81,340
- Nevada $80,000
- California $78,020
- Illinois $77,780
- Iowa $75,800
- New York $74,700
- Oklahoma $74,240
- Kansas $74,190
- Oregon $71,900
- West Virginia $70,660
- Indiana $70,490
- New Jersey $69,970
- Kentucky $69,430
- Arizona $69,260
- Connecticut $68,950
- Utah $67,910
- Wyoming $66,770
- Mississippi $65,080
- Michigan $64,690
- Ohio $64,140
- New Hampshire $64,030
- Wisconsin $62,800
- Louisiana $62,630
- Maine $62,270
- Virginia $61,940
- Idaho $61,690
- North Carolina $61,190
- Tennessee $60,240
- South Dakota $57,430
- South Carolina $56,060
- New Mexico $55,710
- Alabama $51,690
- Colorado $51,600
- Missouri $51,560
- Florida $50,910
- Pennsylvania $50,840
- Texas $50,820
- Nebraska $48,220
- Arkansas $46,020
- Georgia $44,670
By metro area
- Sacramento, CA $94,420
- Reno, NV $92,870
- San Francisco, CA $91,310
- Duluth, MN $88,290
- San Jose, CA $85,590
- Seattle, WA $85,300
- Minneapolis, MN $84,390
- Las Vegas, NV $83,870
- Washington, DC $83,760
- Billings, MT $83,530
- Bakersfield, CA $81,660
- Chicago, IL $80,660
- Riverside, CA $80,430
- New York, NY $78,500
- Baltimore, MD $78,350
- San Diego, CA $77,330
- Los Angeles, CA $77,130
- Portland, OR $73,540
- Indianapolis, IN $72,780
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $71,800
- Fort Collins, CO $70,820
- Columbia, SC $70,620
- St. Louis, MO $69,910
- Tulsa, OK $68,950
- Phoenix, AZ $68,850
- Columbus, OH $68,690
- Philadelphia, PA $67,760
- Cincinnati, OH $67,390
- Cleveland, OH $67,340
- Fresno, CA $67,180
- Dayton, OH $66,170
- Boston, MA $64,030
- Salt Lake City, UT $62,470
- Rapid City, SD $62,190
- Colorado Springs, CO $61,840
- Detroit, MI $61,790
- Charlotte, NC $61,200
- Raleigh, NC $61,110
- Sioux Falls, SD $60,650
- Nashville, TN $60,240
- Midland, TX $60,100
- Boulder, CO $57,500
- Miami, FL $55,830
- Austin, TX $55,790
- Knoxville, TN $54,910
- Orlando, FL $53,370
- Houston, TX $53,200
- Waco, TX $52,450
- Tampa, FL $51,980
- San Antonio, TX $51,210
- Pittsburgh, PA $50,840
- Dallas, TX $50,720
- Killeen, TX $50,190
- Albuquerque, NM $49,230
- Longview, TX $49,180
- New Orleans, LA $49,000
- Denver, CO $48,550
- Little Rock, AR $48,330
- Greeley, CO $46,860
- Oxnard, CA $45,930
- Sherman, TX $44,110
- Atlanta, GA $44,020
- Jacksonville, FL $43,810
- Allentown, PA $43,130
- Tyler, TX $40,710
- Amarillo, TX $38,840
- El Paso, TX $38,020