Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary
The median pay for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in the United States is $60,020 a year. About 128,490 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $39,110
- 25th percentile
- $48,040
- Median percentile
- $60,020
- 75th percentile
- $74,780
- 90th percentile
- $91,060
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 $81,770
- Washington $80,800
- Connecticut $78,820
- New Jersey $78,760
- Minnesota $74,670
- Colorado $74,200
- Oregon $69,720
- Massachusetts $68,550
- Illinois $67,810
- Hawaii $65,560
- Delaware $64,940
- New York $63,990
- Vermont $63,640
- Wisconsin $63,550
- Pennsylvania $63,310
- Wyoming $63,260
- New Hampshire $62,940
- Maine $61,870
- Maryland $61,870
- Rhode Island $61,820
- Arizona $61,340
- Utah $61,290
- Nebraska $61,220
- Iowa $60,990
- North Dakota $60,470
- Alaska $60,160
- Virginia $59,420
- Michigan $59,270
- Ohio $59,170
- Florida $59,030
- Montana $58,040
- Indiana $53,540
- South Dakota $53,370
- Idaho $52,210
- South Carolina $52,090
- Alabama $51,870
- North Carolina $51,680
- Tennessee $50,670
- Missouri $49,940
- Texas $49,460
- Georgia $48,930
- New Mexico $48,190
- West Virginia $47,560
- Kansas $46,780
- Mississippi $46,480
- Louisiana $46,210
- Oklahoma $45,890
- Kentucky $45,430
- Arkansas $44,320
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $125,160
- San Jose, CA $108,190
- Vallejo, CA $106,150
- Napa, CA $101,540
- Fairbanks, AK $99,840
- Seattle, WA $99,010
- Santa Cruz, CA $94,060
- Olympia, WA $88,270
- Wenatchee, WA $87,840
- Mount Vernon, WA $87,310
- Santa Maria, CA $85,960
- Sacramento, CA $85,950
- Las Vegas, NV $84,450
- Portland, OR $83,860
- New York, NY $83,320
- San Luis Obispo, CA $83,190
- Riverside, CA $82,780
- Los Angeles, CA $82,460
- Santa Rosa, CA $82,200
- Bridgeport, CT $81,810
- Stockton, CA $81,600
- Bellingham, WA $81,430
- Spokane, WA $81,240
- Hartford, CT $81,100
- Kennewick, WA $80,750
- Anchorage, AK $80,740
- Chico, CA $80,360
- New Haven, CT $80,130
- Vineland, NJ $80,040
- Reno, NV $79,770
- San Diego, CA $79,630
- Chicago, IL $79,290
- Bloomington, IL $79,220
- Bremerton, WA $79,100
- Modesto, CA $78,710
- Norwich, CT $78,610
- Yuba City, CA $78,520
- Oxnard, CA $78,350
- Rochester, MN $78,270
- Salinas, CA $77,920
- Rockford, IL $77,830
- Redding, CA $77,550
- Minneapolis, MN $77,170
- Jacksonville, FL $77,150
- Merced, CA $76,790
- Visalia, CA $76,580
- Bozeman, MT $76,390
- Denver, CO $76,150
- Waterbury, CT $75,400
- Yakima, WA $75,290
- Racine, WI $74,880
- El Centro, CA $74,790
- St. Cloud, MN $74,670
- Boulder, CO $74,270
- Grand Junction, CO $73,920
- Washington, DC $73,600
- Barnstable Town, MA $73,460
- Boston, MA $73,330
- Fort Collins, CO $73,330
- Medford, OR $73,270
- Florence, AL $72,010
- Madison, WI $71,850
- Eugene, OR $70,250
- Santa Fe, NM $69,870
- Mankato, MN $69,830
- Sheboygan, WI $69,440
- Jacksonville, NC $68,120
- Urban Honolulu, HI $67,840
- Lincoln, NE $67,650
- Des Moines, IA $67,450
- Fresno, CA $67,260
- Burlington, VT $67,250
- Green Bay, WI $67,190
- Worcester, MA $67,190
- Albany, OR $67,060
- Milwaukee, WI $66,980
- Ann Arbor, MI $66,770
- Philadelphia, PA $66,680
- Missoula, MT $66,550
- Oshkosh, WI $66,450
- Kokomo, IN $66,230
- Springfield, MA $66,200
- Colorado Springs, CO $65,970
- Fargo, ND $65,970
- Greeley, CO $65,840
- Duluth, MN $65,640
- Pittsburgh, PA $65,480
- Monroe, MI $65,360
- Atlantic City, NJ $65,300
- Salem, OR $65,270
- Altoona, PA $65,110
- Appleton, WI $64,820
- Kenosha, WI $64,650
- Bakersfield, CA $64,640
- Dubuque, IA $64,420
- Longview, WA $64,420
- Hanford, CA $64,320
- Lima, OH $64,310
- Janesville, WI $64,290
- Allentown, PA $64,190
- Manchester, NH $64,100
- Amherst Town, MA $64,000
- Greenville, NC $63,900
- Waterloo, IA $63,890
- Gainesville, FL $63,860
- Portland, ME $63,810
- Columbus, OH $63,700
- Harrisburg, PA $63,680
- Phoenix, AZ $63,660
- Lancaster, PA $63,630
- Eau Claire, WI $63,550
- Iowa City, IA $63,450
- Davenport, IA $63,440
- Cleveland, OH $63,260
- Lansing, MI $63,260
- Trenton, NJ $63,130
- Albany, NY $63,120
- Buffalo, NY $63,080
- Naples, FL $63,000
- Miami, FL $62,960