The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of power plant operators in Greensboro-High Point 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 | $49,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,820 | 5.12% | -4.75% |
| 2021 | $60,550 | -43.93% | - |
| 2018 | $87,150 | -0.49% | - |
| 2017 | $87,580 | -0.67% | - |
| 2015 | $88,170 | 20.80% | - |
| 2014 | $69,830 | 4.27% | - |
| 2012 | $66,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,820 in Greensboro-High Point is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in Greensboro-High Point is 36.5 percent (36.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 2.1 percent (2.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Durham-Chapel Hill | |
| Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winston-Salem | |
| Greensboro-High Point | |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton |