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Power Plant Operator Salary in Roanoke, Virginia

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,700
25th Percentile Wage
$34,560
50th Percentile Wage
$41,600
75th Percentile Wage
$50,450
90th Percentile Wage
$69,780

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators in Roanoke, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,700.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$41,600
1.49% 1.49%
2012
$40,980
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Table 2. Compare Power Plant Operator Salary in Roanoke with Other Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,600, Roanoke is the lowest paying city for power plant operators in state of Virginia, following city of Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol (median annual salary of $101,930). Compared with the highest paying city Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, the median annual salary of power plant operators in Roanoke is 59.2 percent (59.2%) lower.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in Roanoke, Virginia.