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Power Plant Operator Salary in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina

The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of power plant operators in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley 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 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$49,210
25th Percentile Wage
$56,640
50th Percentile Wage
$66,200
75th Percentile Wage
$79,300
90th Percentile Wage
$99,050

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,210.

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

YearMedian Salary Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$66,200
24.55% 16.07%
2020
$49,950
-11.23% -
2013
$55,560
0.00% -
2012
$55,560
- -

Table 2. Compare Power Plant Operator Salary in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley with Other South Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,200 in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is 24.9 percent (24.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Columbia and 54.7 percent (54.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Spartanburg.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Columbia
$88,110
Augusta-Richmond County
$87,470
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill
$76,160
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville
$72,830
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley
$66,200
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway
$63,980
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$63,270
Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$61,820
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$57,910
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$36,430
Spartanburg
$29,980

See also: Top paying jobs in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina.