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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Canton, OH

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Canton-Massillon, OH earns $52,150 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,554 a month.

10th percentile
$42,640
25th percentile
$50,520
Median percentile
$52,150
75th percentile
$59,670
90th percentile
$69,040

Based on 210 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

$42,648 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,150
Federal income tax−$4,078
Social Security + Medicare−$3,989
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,434
Monthly take-home$3,554
Every two weeks$1,640

Does it go far here?

$58,329Median pay in Canton, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.4 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($908 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Canton, OH

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$128,650
Sales Managers$123,320
Medical and Health Services Managers$106,350
Mechanical Engineers$97,900
Industrial Engineers$96,880
General and Operations Managers$82,720
Project Management Specialists$82,530
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$81,770

All water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators salaries · Take-home pay in Ohio