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Power Plant Operator Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of power plant operators in Syracuse 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 Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$49,860
25th Percentile Wage
$74,870
50th Percentile Wage
$95,650
75th Percentile Wage
$113,800
90th Percentile Wage
$127,880

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators in Syracuse, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,860.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$95,650
-2.49% 23.76%
2021
$98,030
2.54% -
2020
$95,540
-7.58% -
2019
$102,780
6.17% -
2018
$96,440
4.33% -
2017
$92,260
6.02% -
2016
$86,710
-4.37% -
2015
$90,500
7.59% -
2014
$83,630
5.07% -
2013
$79,390
8.15% -
2012
$72,920
- -

Table 2. Compare Power Plant Operator Salary in Syracuse with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,650 in Syracuse 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 Syracuse is 20.7 percent (20.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 61.3 percent (61.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$120,630
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$104,190
Syracuse
$95,650
Nassau-Suffolk
$93,070
Rochester
$82,480
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$79,280
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$78,710
Utica-Rome
$77,010
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$70,720
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$63,830
Glens Falls
$58,520
Binghamton
$54,170
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$37,000

See also: Top paying jobs in Syracuse, New York.