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Power Plant Operator Salary in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas

The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of power plant operators in Beaumont-Port Arthur 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$61,990
25th Percentile Wage
$78,750
50th Percentile Wage
$91,620
75th Percentile Wage
$100,870
90th Percentile Wage
$106,690

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,990.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2020.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$91,620
5.68% 49.40%
2019
$86,420
-1.27% -
2018
$87,520
47.03% -
2013
$46,360
0.00% -
2012
$46,360
- -

Table 2. Compare Power Plant Operator Salary in Beaumont-Port Arthur with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,620 in Beaumont-Port Arthur is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in Beaumont-Port Arthur is 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Antonio-New Braunfels and 43.5 percent (43.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$104,360
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$103,710
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$94,150
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$94,100
Amarillo
$93,220
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$91,620
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$85,450
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$83,290
El Paso
$83,020
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$81,100
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$80,920
Lubbock
$79,950
Fort Worth-Arlington
$74,340
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$72,790
Corpus Christi
$71,960
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$69,750
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$60,330
College Station-Bryan
$51,760

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