The annual salary statistics of gas plant operators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of gas plant operators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $63,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $98,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for gas plant operators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of gas plant operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $98,180 | -4.10% | 31.30% |
| 2021 | $102,210 | 7.59% | - |
| 2020 | $94,450 | 6.29% | - |
| 2019 | $88,510 | 9.56% | - |
| 2018 | $80,050 | -3.32% | - |
| 2017 | $82,710 | 13.09% | - |
| 2016 | $71,880 | 0.45% | - |
| 2015 | $71,560 | 3.20% | - |
| 2014 | $69,270 | 0.35% | - |
| 2013 | $69,030 | 2.29% | - |
| 2012 | $67,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $98,180, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the second highest paying city for gas plant operators in state of New York, following the highest paying city Nassau-Suffolk (median annual salary of $99,650). Compared with Nassau-Suffolk, the median annual salary of gas plant operators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 1.5 percent (1.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area |