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

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN earns $61,460 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,156 a month.

10th percentile
$41,570
25th percentile
$48,580
Median percentile
$61,460
75th percentile
$66,580
90th percentile
$75,200

Based on 960 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

$49,873 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,460
Federal income tax−$5,195
Social Security + Medicare−$4,702
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,690
Monthly take-home$4,156
Every two weeks$1,918

Does it go far here?

$64,444Median pay in Cincinnati, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.4 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,105 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cincinnati, OH

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$350,950
Physicians, All Other$315,630
Nurse Anesthetists$221,170
Chief Executives$207,170
Architectural and Engineering Managers$177,160
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,530
Natural Sciences Managers$164,300
Financial Managers$152,700

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