The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of power plant operators in Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area 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 | $41,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators in Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $88,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,200.
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 | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $85,670 | 5.63% | 64.20% |
| 2021 | $80,850 | 17.51% | - |
| 2017 | $66,690 | 55.35% | - |
| 2014 | $29,780 | -2.99% | - |
| 2013 | $30,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $85,670, Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for power plant operators in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol (median annual salary of $101,930). Compared with Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, the median annual salary of power plant operators in Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Danville | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Roanoke |