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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Yuma, AZ

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Yuma, AZ earns $49,090 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,366 a month.

10th percentile
$34,810
25th percentile
$41,320
Median percentile
$49,090
75th percentile
$62,240
90th percentile
$74,950

Based on 170 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

$40,397 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,090
Federal income tax−$3,711
Social Security + Medicare−$3,755
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,227
Monthly take-home$3,366
Every two weeks$1,554

Does it go far here?

$52,952Median pay in Yuma, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($993 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Yuma, AZ

JobMedian pay
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$94,520
Registered Nurses$94,320
General and Operations Managers$79,990
Compliance Officers$64,820
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$56,430
Correctional Officers and Jailers$50,940
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$49,670
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,630

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