Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of water and wastewater treatment plant and system 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$41,310
25th Percentile Wage
$47,930
50th Percentile Wage
$61,200
75th Percentile Wage
$75,270
90th Percentile Wage
$85,780

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for water and wastewater treatment plant and system 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 $85,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,310.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$61,200
4.53% -3.82%
2016
$58,430
1.16% -
2015
$57,750
-6.23% -
2014
$61,350
-5.28% -
2013
$64,590
1.63% -
2012
$63,540
- -

Table 2. Compare Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,200 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Nassau-Suffolk is 20.6 percent (20.6%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 24.3 percent (24.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$77,030
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$69,560
Kingston
$61,520
Nassau-Suffolk
$61,200
Ithaca
$59,740
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$59,620
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$59,110
Rochester
$57,920
Elmira
$57,130
Binghamton
$54,690
Syracuse
$54,280
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$52,360
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$52,180
Glens Falls
$51,510
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$51,380
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$50,190
Watertown-Fort Drum
$47,980
Utica-Rome
$47,590
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$47,170
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$46,310