The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of power plant operators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $49,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $81,200 | -5.16% | 16.85% |
| 2021 | $85,390 | 9.13% | - |
| 2020 | $77,590 | -6.39% | - |
| 2019 | $82,550 | 7.18% | - |
| 2018 | $76,620 | 11.09% | - |
| 2014 | $68,120 | 1.78% | - |
| 2013 | $66,910 | -0.91% | - |
| 2012 | $67,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,200 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 20.0 percent (20.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Lakeland-Winter Haven and 30.6 percent (30.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lakeland-Winter Haven | |
| Jacksonville | |
| Tallahassee | |
| Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater | |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | |
| Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach | |
| Homosassa Springs | |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall | |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach |