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Highest-paying States for Chemical Plant and System Operators

The highest-paying states for chemical 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 chemical plant and system operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $100,550, New Jersey is the highest paying state for chemical plant and system operators. It is followed by Texas (average annual salary $96,880). 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 chemical plant and system operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Chemical Plant and System Operators (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New Jersey	$100,550	$38,490	390
2	Texas	$96,880	$67,360	6,990
3	California	$92,930	$67,270	380
4	Wyoming	$91,930	$54,860	140
5	Maryland	$83,480	$58,840	360
6	Louisiana	$82,570	$50,680	3,150
7	Ohio	$79,990	$35,280	380
8	Alabama	$78,850	$59,970	810
9	New York	$78,030	$50,770	160
10	North Dakota	$77,020	$45,950	50
11	Montana	$74,470	$47,440	160
12	Oklahoma	$73,540	$35,480	100
13	Delaware	$71,330	$37,470	90
14	Michigan	$71,050	$48,230	160
15	Virginia	$69,980	$39,710	450
16	Pennsylvania	$69,560	$68,190	140
17	Illinois	$69,100	$41,140	110
18	Washington	$67,550	$49,400	170
19	Kentucky	$66,390	$60,810	50
20	North Carolina	$65,870	$40,250	130
21	Florida	$64,300	$41,840	400
22	Tennessee	$63,800	$46,430	400
23	Mississippi	$63,770	$42,150	240
24	Nebraska	$63,180	$43,720	110
25	Minnesota	$61,680	$50,400	260
26	Oregon	$60,510	$41,890	320
27	Wisconsin	$59,730	$44,110	140
28	Nevada	$59,580	$42,440	70
29	Idaho	$59,280	$31,930	260
30	Massachusetts	$59,230	$40,350	90
31	Colorado	$59,080	$42,800	280
32	Utah	$58,560	$35,030	80
33	Iowa	$58,350	$48,190	230
34	Maine	$56,810	$40,830	150
35	Connecticut	$52,380	$45,310	50
36	Missouri	$51,960	$38,370	840
37	South Carolina	$51,470	$41,710	260
38	Georgia	$50,430	$38,690	480
39	Arkansas	$49,970	$31,200	360
40	Kansas	$49,690	$44,860	280
41	Arizona	$49,250	$40,880	60
42	South Dakota	$46,060	$40,160	190
43	West Virginia	$43,710	$36,530	240
44	Rhode Island	$38,600	$32,220	30
45	Indiana	$37,630	$29,840	510
46	Puerto Rico	$22,290	$16,570	250

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of chemical plant and system operators in those states is not available at this time.