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Chemical Plant and System Operators

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U.S. mean $79,970 · median $78,120

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Florida #1 $109,100 $128,830 $52
+36.4%
$64,820–$135,880
Wyoming #2 $104,740 $107,810 $50
+31%
$88,360–$114,380
Kentucky #3 $99,730 $97,550 $48
+24.7%
$72,820–$135,500
Texas #4 $95,620 $102,750 $46
+19.6%
$52,460–$124,220
Louisiana #5 $95,460 $100,060 $46
+19.4%
$62,890–$122,560
California #6 $91,260 $87,550 $44
+14.1%
$73,900–$111,930
Oregon #7 $88,420 $87,110 $43
+10.6%
$68,550–$102,330
Maryland #8 $86,860 $95,150 $42
+8.6%
$62,390–$99,760
New Jersey #9 $86,380 $86,820 $42
+8%
$62,760–$115,500
Alabama #10 $85,710 $91,610 $41
+7.2%
$56,500–$101,800
Arkansas #11 $85,470 $91,610 $41
+6.9%
$74,420–$97,280
Massachusetts #12 $85,260 $83,710 $41
+6.6%
$64,870–$98,630
Idaho #13 $77,120 $82,980 $37
-3.6%
$54,740–$97,320
West Virginia #14 $75,250 $81,710 $36
-5.9%
$44,210–$90,250
New Mexico #15 $73,430 $72,610 $35
-8.2%
$70,190–$75,350
Pennsylvania #16 $72,840 $70,110 $35
-8.9%
$54,770–$90,420
Mississippi #17 $71,980 $71,080 $35
-10%
$46,920–$103,400
Washington #18 $71,570 $60,120 $34
-10.5%
$45,760–$114,010
Michigan #19 $71,060 $72,430 $34
-11.1%
$31,890–$102,190
New York #20 $69,740 $62,980 $34
-12.8%
$55,070–$90,690
Illinois #21 $68,240 $65,710 $33
-14.7%
$60,580–$83,690
Ohio #22 $68,160 $67,580 $33
-14.8%
$51,170–$75,890
Colorado #23 $67,920 $62,870 $33
-15.1%
$54,340–$81,550
Minnesota #24 $65,940 $66,500 $32
-17.5%
$50,010–$81,680
South Carolina #25 $65,640 $68,510 $32
-17.9%
$49,080–$75,120
Wisconsin #26 $65,470 $62,720 $31
-18.1%
$49,180–$80,060
Virginia #27 $64,330 $63,000 $31
-19.6%
$36,330–$84,800
North Carolina #28 $61,970 $62,920 $30
-22.5%
$50,790–$78,580
Utah #29 $60,990 $63,460 $29
-23.7%
$52,970–$65,640
Missouri #30 $58,650 $55,470 $28
-26.7%
$46,590–$78,040
South Dakota #31 $58,440 $59,970 $28
-26.9%
$49,790–$65,640
Iowa #32 $58,320 $60,440 $28
-27.1%
$46,220–$65,850
Georgia #33 $54,060 $49,230 $26
-32.4%
$40,710–$71,020
Indiana #34 $53,520 $49,110 $26
-33.1%
$39,140–$67,470
Tennessee #35 $52,060 $45,830 $25
-34.9%
$41,620–$74,850

P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.