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Power Plant Operator Salary in Wilmington, New Jersey

The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Wilmington, New Jersey is shown in Table 1. The wage data of power plant operators in Wilmington 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 Power Plant Operators in Wilmington, New Jersey

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,110
25th Percentile Wage
$65,930
50th Percentile Wage
$76,100
75th Percentile Wage
$88,830
90th Percentile Wage
$99,660

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators in Wilmington, New Jersey in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,110.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$76,100
-0.37% 9.36%
2015
$76,380
8.21% -
2014
$70,110
1.61% -
2012
$68,980
- -

Table 2. Compare Power Plant Operator Salary in Wilmington with Other New Jersey Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,100 in Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of New Jersey. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in Wilmington is 30.7 percent (30.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Atlantic City-Hammonton and 3.9 percent (3.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Edison-New Brunswick.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Atlantic City-Hammonton
$109,800
Camden
$86,690
Wilmington
$76,100
Edison-New Brunswick
$73,130