The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of power plant operators in Nassau-Suffolk 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 | $80,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $85,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $93,070 | 7.63% | 10.12% |
| 2016 | $85,970 | 0.63% | - |
| 2015 | $85,430 | 7.14% | - |
| 2014 | $79,330 | -7.46% | - |
| 2013 | $85,250 | 1.88% | - |
| 2012 | $83,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,070 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in Nassau-Suffolk is 22.8 percent (22.8%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 60.2 percent (60.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.