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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator Salary in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska

The annual salary statistics of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska is shown in Table 1. The wage data of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 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 South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$37,220
25th Percentile Wage	$38,940
50th Percentile Wage	$49,860
75th Percentile Wage	$61,400
90th Percentile Wage	$73,080

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,220.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	4-Year Growth
2022	$49,860	7.58%	15.60%
2021	$46,080	7.49%	-
2020	$42,630	2.63%	-
2019	$41,510	-1.37%	-
2018	$42,080	-	-

Table 2. Compare Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator Salary in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area with Other Nebraska Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,860 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in state of Nebraska. In comparison, the annual salary of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area is 20.0 percent (20.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Lincoln and 18.2 percent (18.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Nebraska nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Lincoln	$62,310
Grand Island	$51,650
Omaha-Council Bluffs	$50,180
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$49,860
Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$47,600
Central Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$42,550
Southeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$41,360
Western Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$40,780