Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$60,020
10th percentile
$39,110
90th percentile
$91,060
Employment
128,490
- CAMedian $81,770 · Employment 11,630
- TXMedian $49,460 · Employment 10,520
- FLMedian $59,030 · Employment 7,440
- OHMedian $59,170 · Employment 5,870
- NYMedian $63,990 · Employment 5,300
- PAMedian $63,310 · Employment 4,660
- AZMedian $61,340 · Employment 3,950
- New York, NYMedian $83,320 · Employment 3,690
- NCMedian $51,680 · Employment 3,620
- ILMedian $67,810 · Employment 3,500
- VAMedian $59,420 · Employment 3,460
- MIMedian $59,270 · Employment 3,400
- GAMedian $48,930 · Employment 3,310
- TNMedian $50,670 · Employment 3,140
- INMedian $53,540 · Employment 3,140
- MOMedian $49,940 · Employment 3,000
- ALMedian $51,870 · Employment 2,770
- SCMedian $52,090 · Employment 2,650
- COMedian $74,200 · Employment 2,620
- Phoenix, AZMedian $63,660 · Employment 2,570
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.