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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator Salary in Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Northern Wisconsin 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators in Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$31,100
25th Percentile Wage	$35,460
50th Percentile Wage	$41,890
75th Percentile Wage	$47,610
90th Percentile Wage	$54,250

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,100.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	2-Year Growth
2014	$41,890	0.41%	-0.86%
2013	$41,720	-1.27%	-
2012	$42,250	-	-

Table 2. Compare Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator Salary in Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,890, Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in state of Wisconsin, following city of Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington (median annual salary of $67,130). In comparison, the median annual salary of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area is 37.6 percent (37.6%) lower than that in the highest paying city Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington	$67,130
Lake County-Kenosha County	$64,600
Racine	$63,030
Duluth	$61,970
Sheboygan	$61,710
Green Bay	$61,630
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis	$60,010
Appleton	$59,850
La Crosse	$58,870
Madison	$58,240
Oshkosh-Neenah	$58,150
Janesville	$57,610
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$55,820
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$55,640
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$55,410
Wausau	$53,120
Eau Claire	$52,090
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$51,540
Fond du Lac	$51,460
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$41,890