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Power Plant Operator Salary in Danville, Virginia

The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Danville, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of power plant operators in Danville 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 Danville, Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$41,440
25th Percentile Wage
$45,770
50th Percentile Wage
$53,250
75th Percentile Wage
$60,800
90th Percentile Wage
$71,250

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators in Danville, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,440.

Table 2. Compare Power Plant Operator Salary in Danville with Other Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,250 in Danville is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in Danville is 47.8 percent (47.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol and 21.9 percent (21.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Roanoke.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol
$101,930
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$85,670
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$68,850
Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$60,630
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News
$60,160
Richmond
$59,590
Lynchburg
$59,510
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
$53,530
Danville
$53,250
Harrisonburg
$49,530
Roanoke
$41,600