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Gas Plant Operator Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of gas plant operators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of gas plant operators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,180
25th Percentile Wage
$36,220
50th Percentile Wage
$60,160
75th Percentile Wage
$102,400
90th Percentile Wage
$116,030

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for gas plant operators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,180.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of gas plant operators from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$60,160
1.60% 0.00%
2014
$59,200
-1.62% -
2012
$60,160
- -

Table 2. Compare Gas Plant Operator Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,160, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the lowest paying city for gas plant operators in state of California, following city of San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $124,040). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of gas plant operators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is about 51.5 percent (51.5%) lower than that of the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California.