The annual salary statistics of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Lake County-Kenosha County 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 | $45,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $64,600 | 5.53% | 12.32% |
| 2016 | $61,030 | 5.70% | - |
| 2015 | $57,550 | 3.51% | - |
| 2014 | $55,530 | -2.23% | - |
| 2013 | $56,770 | 0.23% | - |
| 2012 | $56,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,600, Lake County-Kenosha County is the second highest paying city for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in state of Wisconsin, following the highest paying city Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington (median annual salary of $67,130). Compared with Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, the median annual salary of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Lake County-Kenosha County is 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower.