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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Salary by City (2024)

369 metro areas · National average: $59,255 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024

The table below shows Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salaries across 369 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
San Francisco, CA $114,190
San Jose, CA $110,550
Vallejo, CA $96,620
Napa, CA $96,180
Las Vegas, NV $89,400
Sacramento, CA $88,910
Salinas, CA $88,900
Santa Maria, CA $87,090
Seattle, WA $86,870
Stockton, CA $86,210
Santa Cruz, CA $86,080
Norwich, CT $85,950
Santa Rosa, CA $85,880
Riverside, CA $85,230
Los Angeles, CA $84,740
San Diego, CA $83,910
Olympia, WA $83,390
Fairbanks, AK $82,880
Yuba City, CA $82,700
Anchorage, AK $82,170
Mount Vernon, WA $80,780
Modesto, CA $79,920
San Luis Obispo, CA $79,750
Redding, CA $79,680
New York, NY $79,170
Oxnard, CA $78,340
Chicago, IL $77,970
Bridgeport, CT $77,880
Bellingham, WA $77,540
El Centro, CA $77,010
Wenatchee, WA $76,860
Chico, CA $76,790
Portland, OR $76,230
Bremerton, WA $75,870
Reno, NV $75,800
Bloomington, IL $75,790
Rochester, MN $75,780
Hartford, CT $75,610
Rockford, IL $74,550
Merced, CA $73,820
New Haven, CT $73,810
Denver, CO $73,180
Kennewick, WA $72,980
Spokane, WA $72,510
Bakersfield, CA $72,420
Washington, DC $72,240
Minneapolis, MN $71,900
Eugene, OR $71,510
Fresno, CA $71,200
Miami, FL $71,000
Fort Collins, CO $70,950
Kankakee, IL $70,890
Longview, WA $70,880
Medford, OR $70,610
Boulder, CO $70,510
Trenton, NJ $70,210
Colorado Springs, CO $70,170
Great Falls, MT $69,910
Vineland, NJ $69,840
Grand Junction, CO $69,530
Sheboygan, WI $68,920
Yakima, WA $68,860
Bend, OR $68,840
Boston, MA $68,840
Jacksonville, FL $68,800
Philadelphia, PA $68,030
Salem, OR $68,030
Kokomo, IN $67,740
Barnstable Town, MA $67,280
Elmira, NY $67,250
Worcester, MA $67,160
St. Cloud, MN $67,070
Springfield, MA $66,670
Madison, WI $66,600
Des Moines, IA $66,420
Greeley, CO $66,400
Waterbury, CT $66,340
Walla Walla, WA $66,150
Fargo, ND $66,100
Waterloo, IA $66,060
Urban Honolulu, HI $65,970
Racine, WI $65,950
Green Bay, WI $65,940
Visalia, CA $65,730
Mankato, MN $65,590
Albany, OR $65,580
Hanford, CA $65,370
Burlington, VT $65,360
Pittsburgh, PA $65,320
Duluth, MN $64,930
Lincoln, NE $64,850
Milwaukee, WI $64,800
Kiryas Joel, NY $64,700
Oshkosh, WI $64,630
Greenville, NC $64,300
Appleton, WI $64,250
Atlantic City, NJ $64,120
Portland, ME $64,100
Florence, AL $64,010
Santa Fe, NM $63,920
Grand Forks, ND $63,860
Albany, NY $63,760
Ames, IA $63,700
Janesville, WI $63,350
Cedar Rapids, IA $63,310
Buffalo, NY $63,140
Baltimore, MD $63,130
Iowa City, IA $63,010
Peoria, IL $62,990
Phoenix, AZ $62,990
Missoula, MT $62,960
Allentown, PA $62,890
Amherst Town, MA $62,880
Ann Arbor, MI $62,850
Bozeman, MT $62,840
Port St. Lucie, FL $62,760
Scranton, PA $62,710
Lancaster, PA $62,600
Davenport, IA $62,570
St. Louis, MO $62,440
Providence, RI $62,390
Lansing, MI $62,360
Lebanon, PA $62,350
Fond du Lac, WI $62,330
Manchester, NH $62,330
Dubuque, IA $62,150
Kahului, HI $61,970
Champaign, IL $61,890
Tampa, FL $61,770
Columbus, OH $61,740
Reading, PA $61,720
Eau Claire, WI $61,700
Billings, MT $61,620
Cleveland, OH $61,590
Sioux City, IA $61,570
Grand Island, NE $61,350
Ogden, UT $61,330
Omaha, NE $61,220
Salt Lake City, UT $61,220
Raleigh, NC $61,150
Idaho Falls, ID $61,060
Detroit, MI $61,040
Rochester, NY $61,040
Erie, PA $60,930
Sioux Falls, SD $60,900
Jacksonville, NC $60,800
State College, PA $60,640
Decatur, AL $60,550
Cleveland, TN $60,540
North Port, FL $60,530
Cape Coral, FL $60,200
Harrisburg, PA $60,190
Fayetteville, NC $60,170
Bismarck, ND $59,940
Huntsville, AL $59,910
Lima, OH $59,810
Minot, ND $59,800
St. George, UT $59,770
Naples, FL $59,540
Bangor, ME $59,370
Syracuse, NY $59,260
Harrisonburg, VA $59,070
Monroe, MI $59,040
Sebastian, FL $58,980
Akron, OH $58,930
Helena, MT $58,850
Charlottesville, VA $58,820
Gainesville, FL $58,760
Wausau, WI $58,640
Virginia Beach, VA $58,470
Indianapolis, IN $58,390
Midland, MI $58,160
Austin, TX $58,140
Cheyenne, WY $58,070
Kingston, NY $57,850
Cincinnati, OH $57,790
Richmond, VA $57,760
Binghamton, NY $57,700
Niles, MI $57,690
Sandusky, OH $57,690
Williamsport, PA $57,690
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $57,520
Pittsfield, MA $57,520
Fort Wayne, IN $57,480
La Crosse, WI $57,400
Chambersburg, PA $57,370
Grand Rapids, MI $57,370
Dayton, OH $57,350
Charlotte, NC $57,250
Elkhart, IN $57,240
Altoona, PA $57,120
Lexington Park, MD $57,040
Durham, NC $57,020
Orlando, FL $56,790
Muskegon, MI $56,740
Toledo, OH $56,590
Provo, UT $56,390
Johnstown, PA $56,370
York, PA $56,280
Crestview, FL $56,260
Coeur d'Alene, ID $56,250
Augusta, GA $56,210
Logan, UT $56,190
Twin Falls, ID $56,070
Lakeland, FL $55,950
Memphis, TN $55,940
Watertown, NY $55,840
Flagstaff, AZ $55,790
Lawrence, KS $55,750
St. Joseph, MO $55,750
Boise City, ID $55,720
Greenville, SC $55,630
Flint, MI $55,600
Nashville, TN $55,570
Atlanta, GA $55,530
Knoxville, TN $55,360
Dover, DE $55,320
Muncie, IN $55,240
Traverse City, MI $55,230
Lynchburg, VA $55,030
Tallahassee, FL $55,010
Kansas City, MO $54,990
Battle Creek, MI $54,870
Casper, WY $54,680
Houston, TX $54,550
Prescott Valley, AZ $54,510
Cape Girardeau, MO $54,450
Hinesville, GA $54,440
Rapid City, SD $54,420
Utica, NY $54,310
Michigan City, IN $54,300
Columbia, MO $54,240
Hilton Head Island, SC $54,220
Jackson, MI $54,110
Staunton, VA $54,100
Warner Robins, GA $54,080
Blacksburg, VA $54,040
Evansville, IN $53,980
Winchester, VA $53,910
Spartanburg, SC $53,840
Deltona, FL $53,750
Jackson, TN $53,740
Midland, TX $53,710
Odessa, TX $53,640
Tucson, AZ $53,640
Dalton, GA $53,610
Corpus Christi, TX $53,550
Wilmington, NC $53,550
Auburn, AL $53,430
Hagerstown, MD $53,400
Gadsden, AL $53,370
Lafayette, IN $53,350
Wildwood, FL $53,350
San Antonio, TX $53,310
Las Cruces, NM $53,290
Pocatello, ID $53,240
Dallas, TX $53,210
Charleston, SC $52,980
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,900
Springfield, MO $52,890
Lake Havasu City, AZ $52,870
Canton, OH $52,830
Pensacola, FL $52,830
Saginaw, MI $52,730
Sierra Vista, AZ $52,570
Florence, SC $52,510
Salisbury, MD $52,500
Albuquerque, NM $52,480
Waco, TX $52,460
Chattanooga, TN $52,250
South Bend, IN $52,190
Terre Haute, IN $52,170
Daphne, AL $51,960
Beaumont, TX $51,890
Joplin, MO $51,860
Savannah, GA $51,750
Winston, NC $51,750
Montgomery, AL $51,600
Columbia, SC $51,460
Victoria, TX $51,280
Macon, GA $50,770
Oklahoma City, OK $50,750
Greensboro, NC $50,700
Birmingham, AL $50,650
Kingsport, TN $50,580
Youngstown, OH $50,450
Palm Bay, FL $50,380
Ocala, FL $50,360
Asheville, NC $50,340
Jefferson City, MO $50,260
Columbus, GA $50,140
Owensboro, KY $50,060
Farmington, NM $49,990
Parkersburg, WV $49,970
Johnson City, TN $49,850
Lake Charles, LA $49,780
Dothan, AL $49,750
Manhattan, KS $49,610
Sebring, FL $49,600
Myrtle Beach, SC $49,590
Enid, OK $49,400
Paducah, KY $49,260
College Station, TX $49,180
Baton Rouge, LA $49,110
Mansfield, OH $49,010
Rocky Mount, NC $48,930
Anniston, AL $48,920
Bloomington, IN $48,900
Gainesville, GA $48,740
Tyler, TX $48,690
Sherman, TX $48,680
Morristown, TN $48,640
Weirton, WV $48,610
Mobile, AL $48,570
Burlington, NC $48,450
Alexandria, LA $48,360
Roanoke, VA $48,320
Lexington, KY $48,240
Wheeling, WV $48,170
Albany, GA $48,130
Elizabethtown, KY $48,070
El Paso, TX $48,060
Little Rock, AR $47,940
Yuma, AZ $47,560
Clarksville, TN $47,530
Wichita, KS $47,440
Athens, GA $47,420
Bowling Green, KY $46,890
Tulsa, OK $46,890
Jackson, MS $46,750
Slidell, LA $46,660
Brunswick, GA $46,650
Abilene, TX $46,580
Fayetteville, AR $46,470
Panama City, FL $46,270
New Orleans, LA $46,230
Killeen, TX $46,180
Lubbock, TX $45,920
Hattiesburg, MS $45,700
Hickory, NC $45,660
Topeka, KS $45,390
Kalamazoo, MI $45,290
Sumter, SC $45,020
Amarillo, TX $44,890
Hammond, LA $44,760
Texarkana, TX $44,610
Huntington, WV $44,490
San Angelo, TX $44,430
Goldsboro, NC $44,420
Gulfport, MS $44,300
Rome, GA $44,000
Longview, TX $43,960
Lafayette, LA $43,650
Morgantown, WV $43,310
Laredo, TX $43,300
Houma, LA $43,250
Jonesboro, AR $42,750
Lawton, OK $42,170
Wichita Falls, TX $41,970
Monroe, LA $41,940
Beckley, WV $41,560
Fort Smith, AR $41,090
Charleston, WV $40,680
Valdosta, GA $40,290
Shreveport, LA $37,900
Brownsville, TX $37,700
Hot Springs, AR $37,320
McAllen, TX $37,310
San Juan, PR $27,390