The annual salary statistics of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Oshkosh-Neenah 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 | $38,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $58,150 | -2.94% | 18.28% |
| 2021 | $59,860 | 6.98% | - |
| 2020 | $55,680 | 0.81% | - |
| 2019 | $55,230 | -1.52% | - |
| 2018 | $56,070 | 2.71% | - |
| 2017 | $54,550 | 3.87% | - |
| 2016 | $52,440 | -10.41% | - |
| 2015 | $57,900 | 4.72% | - |
| 2014 | $55,170 | 13.56% | - |
| 2013 | $47,690 | 0.36% | - |
| 2012 | $47,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,150 in Oshkosh-Neenah is in the middle of salary range for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Oshkosh-Neenah is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 28.0 percent (28.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.