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Plant and System Operators, All Other salary in Washington

The median plant and system operators, all other in Washington earns $88,730 a year, 42% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,938 a month.

10th percentile
$71,720
25th percentile
$80,460
Median percentile
$88,730
75th percentile
$95,560
90th percentile
$105,680

Based on 190 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

$71,252 take-home a year
Gross pay$88,730
Federal income tax−$10,691
Social Security + Medicare−$6,788
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,938
Every two weeks$2,740

Does it go far here?

$82,915Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

All plant and system operators, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Washington