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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Ohio

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Ohio earns $59,170 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,008 a month.

10th percentile
$45,350
25th percentile
$48,980
Median percentile
$59,170
75th percentile
$65,670
90th percentile
$75,200

Based on 5,870 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

$48,096 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,170
Federal income tax−$4,920
Social Security + Medicare−$4,527
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,627
Monthly take-home$4,008
Every two weeks$1,850

Does it go far here?

$63,779Median pay in Ohio is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.8 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,034 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ohio

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$554,220
Cardiologists$504,260
Anesthesiologists$490,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$377,480
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,480
Physicians, Pathologists$309,480
Physicians, All Other$297,440
Radiologists$260,000

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