The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $111,170, Michigan is the highest paying state for other plant and system operators. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $79,640). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | $111,170 |
$56,220 | 220 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $79,640 |
$66,440 | 30 |
| 3 | Washington | $76,250 |
$59,470 | 310 |
| 4 | Kentucky | $74,970 |
$51,020 | 130 |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $73,070 |
$57,470 | 140 |
| 6 | Alaska | $71,410 |
$35,100 | 50 |
| 7 | Maryland | $69,720 |
$46,420 | 260 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $69,370 |
$49,100 | 130 |
| 9 | Arizona | $66,830 |
$52,990 | 80 |
| 10 | California | $66,780 |
$47,520 | 1,560 |
| 11 | North Carolina | $66,350 |
$44,920 | 90 |
| 12 | Montana | $66,150 |
$42,310 | 190 |
| 13 | Illinois | $65,160 |
$51,240 | 150 |
| 14 | Louisiana | $64,980 |
$38,470 | 2,030 |
| 15 | Kansas | $64,770 |
$58,840 | 40 |
| 16 | Indiana | $64,580 |
$44,500 | 130 |
| 17 | West Virginia | $63,210 |
$57,190 | 60 |
| 18 | South Carolina | $62,690 |
$55,470 | 50 |
| 19 | Nevada | $62,340 |
$49,660 | 410 |
| 20 | Alabama | $62,260 |
$30,240 | 90 |
| 21 | Missouri | $61,940 |
$33,260 | 120 |
| 22 | Idaho | $61,280 |
$40,100 | 40 |
| 23 | Colorado | $61,190 |
$45,780 | 730 |
| 24 | New York | $61,060 |
$39,470 | 240 |
| 25 | New Jersey | $60,050 |
$45,550 | 440 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $59,610 |
$45,800 | 220 |
| 27 | Oregon | $59,500 |
$39,100 | 160 |
| 28 | New Hampshire | $59,460 |
$46,990 | 230 |
| 29 | Utah | $56,150 |
$46,250 | 170 |
| 30 | Mississippi | $55,980 |
$41,340 | 230 |
| 31 | Nebraska | $55,190 |
$51,580 | 40 |
| 32 | Vermont | $55,140 |
$41,940 | 40 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | $54,980 |
$48,580 | 70 |
| 34 | Florida | $53,390 |
$40,340 | 470 |
| 35 | South Dakota | $52,730 |
$43,750 | 140 |
| 36 | Georgia | $52,110 |
$32,340 | 1,020 |
| 37 | Virginia | $51,270 |
$32,830 | 330 |
| 38 | New Mexico | $51,250 |
$39,670 | 130 |
| 39 | Minnesota | $51,050 |
$45,860 | 420 |
| 40 | Hawaii | $49,910 |
$38,080 | 80 |
| 41 | Wyoming | $49,870 |
$22,890 | 80 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $48,920 |
$31,190 | 220 |
| 43 | Maine | $48,410 |
$36,230 | 210 |
| 44 | Ohio | $48,040 |
$39,690 | 350 |
| 45 | Iowa | $47,680 |
$45,950 | 280 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $44,000 |
$32,220 | 100 |
| 47 | Texas | $43,850 |
$29,460 | 2,520 |
| 48 | North Dakota | $38,440 |
$38,440 | 80 |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $28,970 |
$19,560 | 100 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $28,760 |
$24,670 | 140 |