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Power Plant Operator Salary in Utica-Rome, New York

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,710
25th Percentile Wage
$54,950
50th Percentile Wage
$77,010
75th Percentile Wage
$99,980
90th Percentile Wage
$119,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators in Utica-Rome, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $119,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,710.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$77,010
2.38% 12.38%
2019
$75,180
10.24% -
2015
$67,480
0.00% -
2012
$67,480
- -

Table 2. Compare Power Plant Operator Salary in Utica-Rome with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,010 in Utica-Rome 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 Utica-Rome is 36.2 percent (36.2%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 52.0 percent (52.0%) 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 Utica-Rome, New York.