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Power Plant Operators Salary by City
Power Plant Operators Salary by City (2026)
101 metro areas · National average: $95,526 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Power Plant Operators salaries across 101 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Wenatchee, WA $143,370
$140,800
$140,730
$166,770
Sacramento, CA $141,690
$156,260
$76,740
$204,460
Fresno, CA $129,030
$136,640
$61,250
$172,380
Seattle, WA $127,260
$133,460
$87,360
$176,410
Portland, OR $124,930
$136,300
$89,280
$146,390
New York, NY $122,870
$128,340
$84,260
$155,010
Kahului, HI $121,670
$127,190
$110,150
$128,120
San Francisco, CA $119,710
$118,520
$66,560
$171,910
Kiryas Joel, NY $111,860
$122,490
$84,520
$135,030
Las Vegas, NV $111,620
$108,000
$75,150
$134,750
Albany, NY $109,360
$106,320
$63,190
$136,010
Los Angeles, CA $109,260
$106,030
$76,500
$132,920
Urban Honolulu, HI $109,090
$110,450
$83,920
$130,640
Atlanta, GA $108,200
$120,990
$63,490
$126,580
Charlotte, NC $107,940
$108,730
$71,750
$127,900
Lubbock, TX $107,290
$105,700
$89,500
$122,240
San Jose, CA $105,810
$105,520
$60,970
$149,350
Denver, CO $104,540
$99,550
$85,910
$130,560
Spokane, WA $104,010
$108,460
$81,220
$126,980
Salt Lake City, UT $103,720
$112,680
$61,190
$116,080
Bridgeport, CT $103,680
$89,750
$67,430
$154,720
Chicago, IL $103,680
$103,380
$82,800
$123,390
Milwaukee, WI $102,880
$118,490
$65,220
$122,110
New Orleans, LA $102,400
$99,800
$89,140
$120,640
Port St. Lucie, FL $102,070
$105,560
$74,830
$131,610
Detroit, MI $101,860
$107,790
$76,850
$118,790
Longview, TX $101,670
$104,680
$62,450
$122,180
Mobile, AL $101,660
$103,600
$75,330
$128,590
Memphis, TN $101,620
$110,990
$65,930
$128,860
San Diego, CA $101,570
$93,670
$60,840
$146,490
Ann Arbor, MI $100,700
$106,220
$65,230
$121,380
Indianapolis, IN $100,440
$105,740
$77,270
$130,360
Lakeland, FL $100,300
$106,930
$77,630
$128,630
Worcester, MA $99,850
$101,800
$66,860
$120,530
Morgantown, WV $99,750
$103,610
$95,040
$103,610
Tampa, FL $99,560
$95,000
$63,680
$133,340
Cedar Rapids, IA $99,440
$101,520
$73,050
$102,790
Omaha, NE $99,370
$103,810
$85,440
$104,410
Reno, NV $99,230
$105,820
$60,580
$127,530
Boston, MA $98,930
$107,650
$64,530
$127,720
Springfield, IL $98,770
$97,940
$70,410
$129,080
Longview, WA $98,690
$95,500
$81,570
$131,020
Lansing, MI $98,350
$99,990
$70,430
$123,650
Provo, UT $98,150
$107,480
$58,360
$118,000
Anchorage, AK $97,340
$100,400
$41,600
$145,130
Hickory, NC $97,200
$96,900
$63,510
$125,890
Knoxville, TN $96,780
$98,220
$64,890
$111,070
Jacksonville, FL $96,210
$106,740
$59,540
$106,740
Durham, NC $95,960
$110,190
$55,450
$138,470
Philadelphia, PA $95,720
$97,920
$65,710
$123,270
Birmingham, AL $95,550
$103,640
$61,470
$121,470
Decatur, AL $94,860
$108,040
$69,630
$120,540
Providence, RI $94,800
$100,210
$60,540
$125,100
Boise City, ID $94,600
$81,210
$66,140
$138,810
Washington, DC $94,410
$92,530
$75,660
$127,210
Bakersfield, CA $93,700
$93,950
$58,530
$132,920
St. Louis, MO $93,450
$97,440
$60,120
$120,100
Dallas, TX $92,600
$103,010
$46,090
$129,280
Nashville, TN $92,360
$98,220
$62,400
$108,040
Syracuse, NY $92,050
$102,400
$47,380
$132,030
Gulfport, MS $92,020
$95,890
$65,460
$105,120
Springfield, MA $91,830
$99,480
$59,520
$116,890
Riverside, CA $91,210
$94,720
$59,430
$134,710
Colorado Springs, CO $91,130
$85,720
$85,720
$102,080
Bloomington, IL $90,890
$85,240
$85,240
$117,180
Terre Haute, IN $90,850
$101,220
$72,340
$104,300
Cincinnati, OH $90,770
$102,950
$64,370
$107,020
El Paso, TX $90,720
$103,120
$44,490
$117,850
Chattanooga, TN $90,170
$98,220
$49,620
$122,760
Hartford, CT $90,040
$84,540
$57,930
$119,500
San Antonio, TX $89,660
$107,360
$49,710
$126,510
Austin, TX $88,860
$82,670
$53,500
$122,550
Minneapolis, MN $88,750
$84,520
$62,920
$118,540
Oklahoma City, OK $88,440
$88,390
$59,720
$113,260
Orlando, FL $86,030
$81,950
$59,630
$129,140
Norwich, CT $85,120
$77,560
$74,300
$116,310
Pittsburgh, PA $84,900
$83,210
$56,270
$111,810
Columbia, SC $84,750
$77,820
$63,500
$98,470
Fairbanks, AK $84,680
$86,070
$54,750
$109,830
Tulsa, OK $84,040
$80,940
$60,250
$113,740
Miami, FL $84,010
$79,720
$54,250
$128,910
Watertown, NY $83,630
$71,420
$45,380
$127,550
Portland, ME $83,620
$78,570
$60,970
$114,460
Little Rock, AR $82,980
$82,940
$58,600
$118,820
Alexandria, LA $82,480
$86,210
$38,850
$109,190
Greenville, SC $82,270
$79,200
$60,270
$98,630
Green Bay, WI $81,600
$77,240
$58,070
$119,420
College Station, TX $81,510
$96,770
$43,680
$121,080
Scranton, PA $80,810
$82,190
$62,190
$100,990
Glens Falls, NY $80,800
$62,560
$51,480
$131,460
Charleston, SC $79,360
$78,240
$60,530
$100,810
Duluth, MN $79,180
$81,200
$62,740
$96,220
El Centro, CA $78,560
$67,640
$55,010
$128,410
Rochester, NY $77,270
$78,290
$60,390
$107,030
Waterloo, IA $76,690
$70,080
$53,550
$99,720
Cleveland, OH $75,400
$66,850
$63,520
$108,250
Wichita, KS $70,840
$61,250
$46,120
$127,000
Savannah, GA $68,520
$71,100
$38,720
$78,730
Virginia Beach, VA $68,460
$67,210
$52,080
$79,210
Columbia, MO $64,190
$68,460
$50,320
$79,740
San Juan, PR $55,650
$63,270
$28,570
$77,750
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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