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Plant and System Operators, All Other

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U.S. mean $65,700 · median $62,470

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Massachusetts #1 $113,290 $120,660 $54
+72.4%
$88,940–$129,990
Minnesota #2 $88,800 $88,290 $43
+35.2%
$76,500–$107,310
Washington #3 $88,240 $88,730 $42
+34.3%
$71,720–$105,680
Nevada #4 $85,550 $80,000 $41
+30.2%
$51,720–$137,130
Maryland #5 $80,880 $81,890 $39
+23.1%
$54,100–$93,620
California #6 $80,220 $78,020 $39
+22.1%
$49,200–$112,860
Iowa #7 $78,080 $75,800 $38
+18.8%
$59,510–$104,880
Wyoming #8 $77,270 $66,770 $37
+17.6%
$41,370–$118,160
Montana #9 $77,100 $81,340 $37
+17.4%
$60,670–$89,840
Illinois #10 $76,620 $77,780 $37
+16.6%
$55,080–$84,320
Oklahoma #11 $73,690 $74,240 $35
+12.2%
$47,950–$101,530
New York #12 $73,500 $74,700 $35
+11.9%
$51,500–$90,770
Michigan #13 $73,470 $64,690 $35
+11.8%
$55,330–$108,760
Kansas #14 $73,350 $74,190 $35
+11.6%
$62,330–$81,660
Kentucky #15 $73,260 $69,430 $35
+11.5%
$58,450–$96,930
Oregon #16 $71,310 $71,900 $34
+8.5%
$46,910–$96,140
Mississippi #17 $70,970 $65,080 $34
+8%
$51,440–$93,840
Utah #18 $70,180 $67,910 $34
+6.8%
$54,430–$91,030
Louisiana #19 $69,970 $62,630 $34
+6.5%
$39,860–$110,590
New Jersey #20 $69,900 $69,970 $34
+6.4%
$45,860–$95,750
Indiana #21 $69,630 $70,490 $33
+6%
$51,000–$79,540
Connecticut #22 $69,590 $68,950 $33
+5.9%
$51,500–$86,810
Virginia #23 $69,010 $61,940 $33
+5%
$50,990–$92,410
Arizona #24 $69,000 $69,260 $33
+5%
$49,160–$88,400
New Hampshire #25 $68,800 $64,030 $33
+4.7%
$63,160–$78,580
West Virginia #26 $67,080 $70,660 $32
+2.1%
$50,950–$76,940
Idaho #27 $66,640 $61,690 $32
+1.4%
$60,000–$83,250
Ohio #28 $65,150 $64,140 $31
-0.8%
$46,470–$79,200
Wisconsin #29 $64,500 $62,800 $31
-1.8%
$49,750–$78,210
Tennessee #30 $64,150 $60,240 $31
-2.4%
$48,050–$96,300
North Carolina #31 $63,920 $61,190 $31
-2.7%
$47,840–$79,930
New Mexico #32 $61,750 $55,710 $30
-6%
$39,580–$100,610
Pennsylvania #33 $59,280 $50,840 $29
-9.8%
$42,350–$79,350
Maine #34 $59,200 $62,270 $28
-9.9%
$40,560–$75,520
South Carolina #35 $58,320 $56,060 $28
-11.2%
$44,350–$76,420
Colorado #36 $57,840 $51,600 $28
-12%
$40,930–$81,040
Alabama #37 $57,530 $51,690 $28
-12.4%
$32,910–$97,070
Texas #38 $57,420 $50,820 $28
-12.6%
$36,380–$84,500
South Dakota #39 $56,320 $57,430 $27
-14.3%
$43,700–$73,720
Florida #40 $55,950 $50,910 $27
-14.8%
$38,880–$78,830
Nebraska #41 $55,490 $48,220 $27
-15.5%
$47,820–$69,780
Missouri #42 $54,210 $51,560 $26
-17.5%
$37,750–$70,630
Arkansas #43 $49,610 $46,020 $24
-24.5%
$38,910–$70,640
Georgia #44 $49,210 $44,670 $24
-25.1%
$37,670–$67,680

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