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Gas Plant Operator Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of gas plant operators in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of gas plant operators in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Gas Plant Operators in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$51,940
25th Percentile Wage
$55,620
50th Percentile Wage
$61,390
75th Percentile Wage
$72,330
90th Percentile Wage
$83,990

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for gas plant operators in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,940.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of gas plant operators from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$61,390
4.10% -1.95%
2016
$58,870
1.92% -
2015
$57,740
-14.63% -
2013
$66,190
5.44% -
2012
$62,590
- -

Table 2. Compare Gas Plant Operator Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,390 in Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for gas plant operators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of gas plant operators in Fort Worth-Arlington is 43.0 percent (43.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Corpus Christi and 44.9 percent (44.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Corpus Christi
$107,640
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$86,150
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$81,540
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$81,170
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$80,170
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$79,920
Midland
$77,900
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$77,720
Longview
$76,230
Odessa
$72,390
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$66,150
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$64,590
Fort Worth-Arlington
$61,390
Amarillo
$61,160
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$57,290
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$33,820