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Power Plant Operator Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of power plant operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 Power Plant Operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$70,270
25th Percentile Wage
$89,610
50th Percentile Wage
$108,120
75th Percentile Wage
$137,290
90th Percentile Wage
$154,430

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $154,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $108,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,270.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$108,120
-1.89% 24.03%
2021
$110,160
1.74% -
2020
$108,240
-1.38% -
2019
$109,730
-1.29% -
2018
$111,150
4.03% -
2017
$106,670
2.17% -
2016
$104,350
1.60% -
2015
$102,680
11.47% -
2013
$90,900
9.64% -
2012
$82,140
- -

Table 2. Compare Power Plant Operator Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $108,120 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 21.9 percent (21.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 43.3 percent (43.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$138,420
Fresno
$134,610
Redding
$127,910
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$119,340
Merced
$112,570
Bakersfield-Delano
$112,570
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$111,880
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$109,680
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$109,100
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$108,120
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$106,360
Chico
$101,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$96,740
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$95,390
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$94,720
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$94,550
Madera-Chowchilla
$89,560
Stockton
$87,060
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$83,870
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$83,480
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$81,810
Modesto
$77,540
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$77,380
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$75,250
El Centro
$61,270

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