Highest-paying Cities for Other Plant and System Operators

The top 100 highest paying cities for other plant and system 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 other plant and system operators in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $115,140, Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan is the highest paying city for other plant and system operators. It is followed by Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming (average annual salary $90,170). 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 other plant and system operators in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Other Plant and System Operators

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$115,140	$51,910	40
2	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$90,170	$80,760	100
3	New Haven, Connecticut	$89,170	$53,320	30
4	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$84,800	$44,450	60
5	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$81,690	$56,260	120
6	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$80,430	$57,610	160
7	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$79,600	$58,210	40
8	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$78,790	$67,830	40
9	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$78,570	$39,100	n/a
10	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$77,500	$57,150	40
11	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$76,590	$62,260	80
12	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$76,260	$51,990	80
13	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$75,310	$67,740	80
14	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$75,080	$59,250	130
15	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$73,610	$41,350	60
16	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$73,300	$56,900	90
17	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$73,130	$47,120	n/a
18	Anchorage, Alaska	$72,930	$38,720	40
19	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$72,510	$51,210	400
20	Modesto, California	$72,440	$31,730	40
21	Stockton, California	$72,230	$54,120	n/a
22	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$72,000	$50,290	70
23	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$71,960	$51,590	110
24	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$71,470	$38,970	60
25	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$71,420	$53,530	110
26	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$71,400	$42,740	80
27	Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$70,920	$52,740	90
28	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$70,450	$55,610	30
29	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$70,120	$56,280	40
30	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$70,080	$47,390	40
31	Clarksville, Tennessee	$69,050	$69,040	60
32	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$68,650	$49,000	40
33	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$68,470	$56,870	40
34	Sioux City, South Dakota	$68,190	$40,230	90
35	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$68,100	$45,340	70
36	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$68,080	$30,150	30
37	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$67,940	$46,380	90
38	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$67,720	$32,280	30
39	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$67,230	$47,830	n/a
40	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$66,870	$46,780	50
41	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$66,840	$48,020	30
42	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$66,820	$49,070	60
43	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$66,790	$60,330	n/a
44	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$66,330	$47,750	130
45	Tacoma, Washington	$66,010	$54,620	50
46	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$65,770	$43,890	360
47	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$65,610	$51,130	80
48	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$65,350	$47,880	210
49	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$65,340	$39,760	730
50	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$65,270	$48,370	330
51	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$65,090	$47,330	80
52	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$65,010	$50,550	120
53	Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$64,980	$46,340	310
54	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$64,600	$46,770	70
55	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$64,550	$45,780	50
56	Columbus, Ohio	$64,540	$54,530	50
57	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$64,480	$56,960	30
58	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$64,480	$45,860	110
59	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$64,390	$31,870	210
60	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$64,170	$48,990	60
61	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$63,870	$44,090	70
62	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$63,820	$39,530	130
63	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$63,720	$41,120	80
64	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$63,620	$53,380	40
65	Wilmington, New Jersey	$63,570	$44,350	100
66	Kansas City, Missouri	$63,330	$42,860	30
67	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$63,150	$45,300	40
68	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$63,150	$35,410	80
69	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$63,100	$38,460	60
70	Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$62,850	$38,590	140
71	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$62,740	$52,710	n/a
72	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$62,610	$43,760	110
73	Pueblo, Colorado	$62,610	$28,980	n/a
74	Spokane, Washington	$62,330	$53,260	40
75	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$62,260	$46,990	50
76	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$62,070	$48,900	240
77	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$62,040	$44,500	50
78	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$62,020	$37,690	n/a
79	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$61,330	$48,900	40
80	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$61,100	$34,200	360
81	Alexandria, Louisiana	$60,820	$45,060	70
82	Camden, New Jersey	$60,580	$42,410	50
83	Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$60,490	$41,330	n/a
84	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$60,330	$37,930	50
85	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia	$60,190	$53,000	30
86	Midland, Texas	$60,140	$41,860	40
87	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$60,120	$51,100	n/a
88	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$60,110	$48,320	200
89	Memphis, Tennessee	$60,070	$43,200	50
90	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$60,040	$29,100	40
91	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$59,950	$41,170	80
92	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$59,510	$48,420	100
93	Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$59,440	$49,150	40
94	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$59,240	$52,800	40
95	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$59,150	$51,460	50
96	Fresno, California	$59,120	$46,740	30
97	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$59,010	$28,890	30
98	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$58,970	$45,290	280
99	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$58,930	$43,160	40
100	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$58,900	$26,740	140

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for other plant and system operators.