The annual salary statistics of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $36,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,680 | 4.59% | 24.03% |
| 2021 | $47,400 | 11.88% | - |
| 2020 | $41,770 | -0.96% | - |
| 2019 | $42,170 | -4.01% | - |
| 2018 | $43,860 | -2.26% | - |
| 2017 | $44,850 | 4.88% | - |
| 2016 | $42,660 | 2.91% | - |
| 2015 | $41,420 | 8.98% | - |
| 2014 | $37,700 | -3.02% | - |
| 2013 | $38,840 | 2.83% | - |
| 2012 | $37,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,680, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the highest paying city for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in state of Texas, followed by Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary $48,820). In comparison, the median annual salary of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 1.7 percent (1.7%) higher than that in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown.