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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Rochester, MN

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Rochester, MN earns $78,270 a year, 30% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,881 a month.

10th percentile
$62,380
25th percentile
$71,880
Median percentile
$78,270
75th percentile
$83,570
90th percentile
$91,860

Based on 80 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

$58,571 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,270
Federal income tax−$8,389
Social Security + Medicare−$5,988
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$5,322
Monthly take-home$4,881
Every two weeks$2,253

Does it go far here?

$86,181Median pay in Rochester, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.8 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,276 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rochester, MN

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$239,200
Software Developers$134,450
Medical and Health Services Managers$131,110
Nurse Practitioners$126,270
Management Analysts$108,560
Registered Nurses$101,660
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$99,530
General and Operations Managers$85,650

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