The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of power plant operators in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington 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 | $59,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $88,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,880.
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 | $103,030 | 1.98% | 18.70% |
| 2021 | $100,990 | 2.70% | - |
| 2020 | $98,260 | 5.10% | - |
| 2019 | $93,250 | 5.82% | - |
| 2018 | $87,820 | 3.19% | - |
| 2017 | $85,020 | 5.06% | - |
| 2016 | $80,720 | 1.71% | - |
| 2015 | $79,340 | 0.11% | - |
| 2014 | $79,250 | -0.09% | - |
| 2013 | $79,320 | -5.60% | - |
| 2012 | $83,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $103,030, Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is the second highest paying city for power plant operators in state of Wisconsin, following the highest paying city Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis (median annual salary of $104,620). Compared with Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, the median annual salary of power plant operators in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is 1.5 percent (1.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis | |
| Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington | |
| Duluth | |
| Lake County-Kenosha County | |
| La Crosse | |
| Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Janesville | |
| Madison | |
| Green Bay | |
| West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Oshkosh-Neenah | |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area |