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Gas Plant Operator Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

The annual salary statistics of gas plant operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of gas plant operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 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 Gas Plant Operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$64,480
25th Percentile Wage
$67,180
50th Percentile Wage
$71,680
75th Percentile Wage
$76,180
90th Percentile Wage
$80,010

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for gas plant operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,480.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of gas plant operators from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$71,680
2.37% -0.63%
2013
$69,980
-3.07% -
2012
$72,130
- -

Table 2. Compare Gas Plant Operator Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,680 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is in the middle of salary range for gas plant operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of gas plant operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is 42.2 percent (42.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 16.1 percent (16.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$124,040
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$116,230
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$103,840
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$102,440
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$95,380
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$92,680
Bakersfield-Delano
$77,030
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$71,680
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$60,160