The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of power plant operators in San Antonio-New Braunfels is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $53,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $104,360 | 3.50% | 44.08% |
| 2021 | $100,710 | 14.41% | - |
| 2020 | $86,200 | -0.34% | - |
| 2018 | $86,490 | 4.10% | - |
| 2017 | $82,940 | 2.81% | - |
| 2016 | $80,610 | -0.73% | - |
| 2015 | $81,200 | 34.69% | - |
| 2014 | $53,030 | -10.05% | - |
| 2012 | $58,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $104,360, San Antonio-New Braunfels is the highest paying city for power plant operators in state of Texas, followed by Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (median annual salary $103,710). In comparison, the median annual salary of power plant operators in San Antonio-New Braunfels is .6 percent (.6%) higher than that in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos.