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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Chambersburg, PA

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Chambersburg, PA earns $60,530 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,080 a month.

10th percentile
$46,360
25th percentile
$53,680
Median percentile
$60,530
75th percentile
$63,080
90th percentile
$74,710

Based on 90 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

$48,958 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,530
Federal income tax−$5,084
Social Security + Medicare−$4,631
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,858
Monthly take-home$4,080
Every two weeks$1,883

Does it go far here?

$63,957Median pay in Chambersburg, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.6 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,093 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Chambersburg, PA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$88,430
Registered Nurses$85,270
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,700
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,750
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$66,740
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$55,960
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$55,670
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$53,340

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