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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator Salary in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,190
25th Percentile Wage
$40,300
50th Percentile Wage
$51,380
75th Percentile Wage
$58,990
90th Percentile Wage
$67,300

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,190.

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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$51,380
1.60% 0.12%
2013
$50,560
-1.50% -
2012
$51,320
- -

Table 2. Compare Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator Salary in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,380 in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown 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 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown is 33.3 percent (33.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 9.9 percent (9.9%) 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