Highest-paying Cities for Gas Plant Operators

The top 100 highest paying cities for gas plant operators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of gas plant operators in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $124,040, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for gas plant operators. It is followed by Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California (average annual salary $116,230). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of gas plant operators in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Gas Plant Operators

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$124,040	$110,300	90
2	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$116,230	$114,950	40
3	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$112,120	$71,250	50
4	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$110,660	$64,210	600
5	Corpus Christi, Texas	$107,640	$77,680	140
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$104,300	$46,940	90
7	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$103,840	$85,790	330
8	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$102,440	$79,460	100
9	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$99,650	$86,050	60
10	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$98,180	$85,910	60
11	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$98,180	$63,220	320
12	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$97,840	$71,980	60
13	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$95,790	$63,900	100
14	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$95,470	$62,850	130
15	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$95,380	$84,470	340
16	Salt Lake City, Utah	$94,620	$72,480	50
17	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$92,680	$62,030	180
18	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$91,560	$62,930	30
19	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$89,760	$54,090	n/a
20	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$86,770	$64,430	350
21	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$86,560	$49,930	40
22	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$86,150	$64,250	70
23	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$85,160	$64,500	80
24	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$84,800	$71,680	40
25	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$84,460	$68,080	50
26	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$84,170	$48,390	180
27	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$82,860	$40,920	200
28	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$82,830	$59,310	150
29	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$82,730	$62,860	70
30	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$82,270	$66,510	180
31	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$82,250	$65,850	n/a
32	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$81,870	$58,910	500
33	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$81,540	$43,320	60
34	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$81,540	$43,940	270
35	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$81,410	$62,040	70
36	Charlottesville, Virginia	$81,400	$40,140	40
37	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$81,170	$44,430	90
38	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$80,980	$60,680	30
39	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$80,590	$48,510	40
40	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$80,560	$57,070	170
41	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$80,530	$67,140	30
42	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$80,170	$58,860	960
43	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$79,920	$39,940	50
44	Worcester, Massachusetts	$79,430	$51,730	80
45	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$79,010	$59,680	350
46	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$78,950	$45,720	50
47	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$78,920	$59,680	150
48	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$78,860	$76,470	30
49	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$78,800	$63,660	70
50	St Louis, Missouri	$78,800	$53,450	100
51	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$78,750	$65,810	40
52	Memphis, Tennessee	$78,280	$41,200	50
53	Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$78,200	$61,890	40
54	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$78,180	$59,920	230
55	Midland, Texas	$77,900	$38,260	60
56	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$77,890	$62,030	80
57	Casper, Wyoming	$77,820	$59,950	40
58	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$77,720	$46,940	200
59	Mobile, Alabama	$77,660	$63,930	30
60	Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$77,490	$55,810	60
61	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	$77,060	$59,730	50
62	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$77,030	$77,030	30
63	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$76,970	$60,670	40
64	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$76,910	$47,890	30
65	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$76,710	$46,140	70
66	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$76,600	$52,520	410
67	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$76,560	$46,600	120
68	Longview, Texas	$76,230	$60,790	40
69	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$75,650	$58,740	190
70	Kansas City, Missouri	$75,560	$53,860	80
71	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$75,360	$52,230	120
72	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$74,970	$55,100	80
73	Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia	$74,090	$54,980	50
74	Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$73,930	$46,660	70
75	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$73,910	$32,270	60
76	Anchorage, Alaska	$73,840	$48,510	40
77	Greeley, Colorado	$73,740	$63,840	50
78	Wichita, Kansas	$73,720	$62,930	40
79	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$73,700	$55,430	30
80	Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$73,500	$56,430	70
81	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$73,480	$39,490	40
82	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$72,920	$61,660	240
83	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$72,800	$58,020	310
84	East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$72,780	$52,060	100
85	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$72,750	$51,500	180
86	Odessa, Texas	$72,390	$39,900	30
87	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$71,970	$53,670	n/a
88	Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$71,870	$34,790	50
89	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$71,810	$55,730	n/a
90	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$71,800	$64,550	110
91	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$71,680	$64,480	180
92	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$71,610	$54,730	120
93	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$71,120	$53,140	n/a
94	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$70,560	$55,330	170
95	Southeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$70,130	$43,950	60
96	Columbus, Ohio	$70,020	$52,750	90
97	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$69,560	$46,370	180
98	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$69,440	$48,480	50
99	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$69,270	$48,570	80
100	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$69,070	$62,070	140

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for gas plant operators.