Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
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Gas Plant Operators
Gas Plant Operators distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Gas Plant Operators with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $44,490 to $56,870 per year or $21 to $27 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Gas Plant Operators to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
| Level | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Highest (Top 10%) | $51 | $105,770 |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $42 | $87,610 |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $35 | $72,970 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $27 | $56,870 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $21 | $44,490 |
Highest paying states
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| CA | $50 | $104,950 |
| NY | $45 | $92,910 |
| NJ | $42 | $87,290 |
| WA | $41 | $85,620 |
| OR | $39 | $80,730 |
| MA | $38 | $78,870 |
| WY | $38 | $78,740 |
| MI | $38 | $78,150 |
| CO | $37 | $76,330 |
| MN | $36 | $74,140 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Gas Plant Operator is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like CA doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at CA might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Gas Plant Operators are in the states of CA, NY, NJ, WA and OR.
Highest paying industries
| Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | $90110 | $43.32 |
| Natural Gas Distribution | $79090 | $38.02 |
| Chemical Manufacturing | $77220 | $37.12 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $75130 | $36.12 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil | $74420 | $35.78 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution | $74300 | $35.72 |
| Other Pipeline Transportation | $73950 | $35.55 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas | $72540 | $34.87 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction | $72090 | $34.66 |
| Support Activities for Mining | $70130 | $33.72 |
| Local Government | $55660 | $26.76 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $49870 | $23.98 |
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