Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator Salary in Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators in Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,600
25th Percentile Wage
$43,160
50th Percentile Wage
$50,520
75th Percentile Wage
$57,010
90th Percentile Wage
$60,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,600.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$50,520
5.46% 6.53%
2013
$47,760
1.13% -
2012
$47,220
- -

Table 2. Compare Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator Salary in Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,520 in Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills is in the middle of salary range for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills is 15.8 percent (15.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 12.2 percent (12.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ann Arbor
$60,020
Midland
$59,920
Lansing-East Lansing
$57,860
Monroe
$55,680
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$51,510
Bay City
$50,950
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$50,690
Niles-Benton Harbor
$50,640
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$50,520
Flint
$50,300
Battle Creek
$50,160
South Bend-Mishawaka
$48,820
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$48,750
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$48,630
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$48,580
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$48,400
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$48,340
Jackson
$48,240
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$48,140
Kalamazoo-Portage
$47,570
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$45,900
Holland-Grand Haven
$44,370