The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of power plant operators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $66,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $120,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $120,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $91,140 | 17.13% | 31.82% |
| 2016 | $75,530 | 3.81% | - |
| 2015 | $72,650 | 1.71% | - |
| 2014 | $71,410 | 8.40% | - |
| 2013 | $65,410 | 5.00% | - |
| 2012 | $62,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,140 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 6.6 percent (6.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Detroit-Warren-Livonia and 46.3 percent (46.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.