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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator Salary in Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska

The annual salary statistics of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Alaska nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators in Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$31,730
25th Percentile Wage	$49,950
50th Percentile Wage	$64,210
75th Percentile Wage	$77,490
90th Percentile Wage	$88,160

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $88,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,730.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	4-Year Growth
2022	$64,210	6.45%	8.22%
2021	$60,070	-0.62%	-
2020	$60,440	0.12%	-
2019	$60,370	2.39%	-
2018	$58,930	-	-

Table 2. Compare Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator Salary in Alaska nonmetropolitan area with Other Alaska Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,210 in Alaska nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in state of Alaska. In comparison, the annual salary of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Alaska nonmetropolitan area is 21.5 percent (21.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Fairbanks and 11.1 percent (11.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Fairbanks	$81,750
Anchorage	$80,350
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$64,210
Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$60,310
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$57,100