Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Salary

Median Salary
$60,020
per year
Hourly Rate
$28.86
per hour
Employment
128,490
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$39,110
25th percentile
$48,040
Median
$60,020
75th percentile
$74,780
90th percentile
$91,060

💰 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Salary by State

Best Cities (cost-adjusted) →

Salary Map — Click a state for details

$44K
$82K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
California$81,770+36.2%
Nevada$81,440+35.7%
Washington$80,800+34.6%
Connecticut$78,820+31.3%
New Jersey$78,760+31.2%
Minnesota$74,670+24.4%
Colorado$74,200+23.6%
Oregon$69,720+16.2%
Massachusetts$68,550+14.2%
Illinois$67,810+13.0%
Hawaii$65,560+9.2%
Delaware$64,940+8.2%
New York$63,990+6.6%
Vermont$63,640+6.0%
Wisconsin$63,550+5.9%
Pennsylvania$63,310+5.5%
Wyoming$63,260+5.4%
New Hampshire$62,940+4.9%
Maine$61,870+3.1%
Maryland$61,870+3.1%
Rhode Island$61,820+3.0%
Arizona$61,340+2.2%
Utah$61,290+2.1%
Nebraska$61,220+2.0%
Iowa$60,990+1.6%
North Dakota$60,470+0.7%
Alaska$60,160+0.2%
Virginia$59,420-1.0%
Michigan$59,270-1.2%
Ohio$59,170-1.4%
Florida$59,030-1.6%
Montana$58,040-3.3%
Indiana$53,540-10.8%
South Dakota$53,370-11.1%
Idaho$52,210-13.0%
South Carolina$52,090-13.2%
Alabama$51,870-13.6%
North Carolina$51,680-13.9%
Tennessee$50,670-15.6%
Missouri$49,940-16.8%
Texas$49,460-17.6%
Georgia$48,930-18.5%
New Mexico$48,190-19.7%
West Virginia$47,560-20.8%
Kansas$46,780-22.1%
Mississippi$46,480-22.6%
Louisiana$46,210-23.0%
Oklahoma$45,890-23.5%
Kentucky$45,430-24.3%
Arkansas$44,320-26.2%

🏙️ Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$125,160+108.5%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$108,190+80.3%
Vallejo, CA$106,150+76.9%
Napa, CA$101,540+69.2%
Fairbanks-College, AK$99,840+66.3%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$99,010+65.0%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$94,060+56.7%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$88,270+47.1%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$87,840+46.4%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$87,310+45.5%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$85,960+43.2%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$85,950+43.2%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$84,450+40.7%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$83,860+39.7%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$83,320+38.8%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$83,190+38.6%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$82,780+37.9%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$82,460+37.4%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$82,200+37.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$81,810+36.3%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$81,600+36.0%
Bellingham, WA$81,430+35.7%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$81,240+35.4%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$81,100+35.1%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$80,750+34.5%
Anchorage, AK$80,740+34.5%
Chico, CA$80,360+33.9%
New Haven, CT$80,130+33.5%
Vineland, NJ$80,040+33.4%
Reno, NV$79,770+32.9%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$79,630+32.7%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$79,290+32.1%
Bloomington, IL$79,220+32.0%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$79,100+31.8%
Modesto, CA$78,710+31.1%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$78,610+31.0%
Yuba City, CA$78,520+30.8%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$78,350+30.5%
Rochester, MN$78,270+30.4%
Salinas, CA$77,920+29.8%
Rockford, IL$77,830+29.7%
Redding, CA$77,550+29.2%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$77,170+28.6%
Jacksonville, FL$77,150+28.5%
Merced, CA$76,790+27.9%
Visalia, CA$76,580+27.6%
Bozeman, MT$76,390+27.3%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$76,150+26.9%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$75,400+25.6%
Yakima, WA$75,290+25.4%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$74,880+24.8%
El Centro, CA$74,790+24.6%
St. Cloud, MN$74,670+24.4%
Boulder, CO$74,270+23.7%
Grand Junction, CO$73,920+23.2%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$73,600+22.6%
Barnstable Town, MA$73,460+22.4%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$73,330+22.2%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$73,330+22.2%
Medford, OR$73,270+22.1%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$72,010+20.0%
Madison, WI$71,850+19.7%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$70,250+17.0%
Santa Fe, NM$69,870+16.4%
Mankato, MN$69,830+16.3%
Sheboygan, WI$69,440+15.7%
Jacksonville, NC$68,120+13.5%
Urban Honolulu, HI$67,840+13.0%
Lincoln, NE$67,650+12.7%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$67,450+12.4%
Fresno, CA$67,260+12.1%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$67,250+12.0%
Green Bay, WI$67,190+11.9%
Worcester, MA$67,190+11.9%
Albany, OR$67,060+11.7%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$66,980+11.6%
Ann Arbor, MI$66,770+11.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$66,680+11.1%
Missoula, MT$66,550+10.9%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$66,450+10.7%
Kokomo, IN$66,230+10.3%
Springfield, MA$66,200+10.3%
Colorado Springs, CO$65,970+9.9%
Fargo, ND-MN$65,970+9.9%
Greeley, CO$65,840+9.7%
Duluth, MN-WI$65,640+9.4%
Pittsburgh, PA$65,480+9.1%
Monroe, MI$65,360+8.9%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$65,300+8.8%
Salem, OR$65,270+8.7%
Altoona, PA$65,110+8.5%
Appleton, WI$64,820+8.0%
Kenosha, WI$64,650+7.7%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$64,640+7.7%
Dubuque, IA$64,420+7.3%
Longview-Kelso, WA$64,420+7.3%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$64,320+7.2%
Lima, OH$64,310+7.1%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$64,290+7.1%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$64,190+6.9%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$64,100+6.8%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$64,000+6.6%
Greenville, NC$63,900+6.5%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$63,890+6.4%
Gainesville, FL$63,860+6.4%
Portland-South Portland, ME$63,810+6.3%
Columbus, OH$63,700+6.1%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$63,680+6.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$63,660+6.1%
Lancaster, PA$63,630+6.0%
Eau Claire, WI$63,550+5.9%
Iowa City, IA$63,450+5.7%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$63,440+5.7%
Cleveland, OH$63,260+5.4%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$63,260+5.4%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$63,130+5.2%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$63,120+5.2%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$63,080+5.1%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$63,000+5.0%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$62,960+4.9%
Rochester, NY$62,950+4.9%
Grand Island, NE$62,920+4.8%
Cedar Rapids, IA$62,800+4.6%
Sandusky, OH$62,790+4.6%
Omaha, NE-IA$62,660+4.4%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$62,550+4.2%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$62,510+4.1%
Charlottesville, VA$62,460+4.1%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$62,440+4.0%
Dover, DE$62,410+4.0%
Bend, OR$62,310+3.8%
Decatur, IL$62,150+3.5%
St. George, UT$62,000+3.3%
Lebanon, PA$61,980+3.3%
Harrisonburg, VA$61,970+3.2%
Lewiston, ID-WA$61,830+3.0%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$61,760+2.9%
Ames, IA$61,730+2.8%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$61,720+2.8%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$61,660+2.7%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$61,660+2.7%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$61,640+2.7%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$61,610+2.6%
Huntsville, AL$61,550+2.5%
Bismarck, ND$61,530+2.5%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$61,460+2.4%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$61,360+2.2%
Ithaca, NY$61,360+2.2%
Reading, PA$61,300+2.1%
Port St. Lucie, FL$61,290+2.1%
York-Hanover, PA$61,250+2.0%
Fort Wayne, IN$61,240+2.0%
Spartanburg, SC$61,240+2.0%
Pittsfield, MA$61,230+2.0%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$61,110+1.8%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$61,050+1.7%
Elmira, NY$61,050+1.7%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$60,980+1.6%
Waco, TX$60,930+1.5%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$60,910+1.5%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$60,890+1.4%
Syracuse, NY$60,840+1.4%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$60,790+1.3%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$60,770+1.2%
Ogden, UT$60,720+1.2%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$60,640+1.0%
Flint, MI$60,560+0.9%
Billings, MT$60,530+0.8%
Chambersburg, PA$60,530+0.8%
Lawrence, KS$60,530+0.8%
Johnstown, PA$60,500+0.8%
Akron, OH$60,410+0.6%
Traverse City, MI$60,390+0.6%
Dalton, GA$60,380+0.6%
Peoria, IL$60,380+0.6%
Wilmington, NC$60,190+0.3%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$60,160+0.2%
Fond du Lac, WI$60,140+0.2%
State College, PA$59,990-0.0%
Richmond, VA$59,970-0.1%
Niles, MI$59,940-0.1%
Kankakee, IL$59,870-0.2%
Florence, SC$59,840-0.3%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$59,760-0.4%
Glens Falls, NY$59,750-0.4%
Kingston, NY$59,750-0.4%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$59,740-0.5%
Wausau, WI$59,730-0.5%
Bay City, MI$59,620-0.7%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$59,610-0.7%
Erie, PA$59,180-1.4%
Knoxville, TN$59,120-1.5%
Jackson, MI$59,110-1.5%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$59,060-1.6%
Springfield, IL$58,990-1.7%
Bangor, ME$58,980-1.7%
Fayetteville, NC$58,850-1.9%
Toledo, OH$58,740-2.1%
Flagstaff, AZ$58,680-2.2%
Boise City, ID$58,640-2.3%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$58,600-2.4%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$58,590-2.4%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$58,590-2.4%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$58,570-2.4%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$58,530-2.5%
Tucson, AZ$58,390-2.7%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$58,360-2.8%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$58,350-2.8%
Decatur, AL$58,270-2.9%
St. Louis, MO-IL$57,850-3.6%
Owensboro, KY$57,810-3.7%
Rapid City, SD$57,780-3.7%
Helena, MT$57,410-4.3%
Minot, ND$57,320-4.5%
Gadsden, AL$57,280-4.6%
Williamsport, PA$57,090-4.9%
Great Falls, MT$56,900-5.2%
Ocala, FL$56,580-5.7%
Twin Falls, ID$56,520-5.8%
Lexington Park, MD$56,440-6.0%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$56,380-6.1%
Logan, UT-ID$56,160-6.4%
Birmingham, AL$56,130-6.5%
Binghamton, NY$55,380-7.7%
Tallahassee, FL$55,170-8.1%
Columbia, SC$55,070-8.2%
Evansville, IN$55,050-8.3%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$54,720-8.8%
Corpus Christi, TX$54,700-8.9%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$54,590-9.0%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$54,460-9.3%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$53,690-10.5%
Punta Gorda, FL$53,600-10.7%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$53,490-10.9%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$53,340-11.1%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$53,330-11.1%
Saginaw, MI$52,820-12.0%
Kansas City, MO-KS$52,770-12.1%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$52,570-12.4%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$52,510-12.5%
Battle Creek, MI$52,230-13.0%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$52,230-13.0%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$52,200-13.0%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$52,160-13.1%
Paducah, KY-IL$52,160-13.1%
Canton-Massillon, OH$52,150-13.1%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$51,940-13.5%
Tuscaloosa, AL$51,870-13.6%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$51,820-13.7%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$51,790-13.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$51,780-13.7%
Elizabethtown, KY$51,720-13.8%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$51,700-13.9%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$51,680-13.9%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$51,630-14.0%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$51,570-14.1%
Montgomery, AL$51,470-14.2%
Warner Robins, GA$51,250-14.6%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$51,210-14.7%
Rocky Mount, NC$51,100-14.9%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$51,030-15.0%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$50,960-15.1%
Utica-Rome, NY$50,920-15.2%
Savannah, GA$50,830-15.3%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$50,770-15.4%
Asheville, NC$50,740-15.5%
Idaho Falls, ID$50,680-15.6%
Cleveland, TN$50,670-15.6%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$50,670-15.6%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$50,660-15.6%
Mansfield, OH$50,610-15.7%
Oklahoma City, OK$50,460-15.9%
Columbus, GA-AL$50,310-16.2%
Columbia, MO$50,270-16.2%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$50,270-16.2%
Sherman-Denison, TX$50,150-16.4%
El Paso, TX$50,030-16.6%
Tulsa, OK$49,990-16.7%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$49,930-16.8%
Tyler, TX$49,860-16.9%
Winston-Salem, NC$49,790-17.0%
College Station-Bryan, TX$49,770-17.1%
Joplin, MO-KS$49,750-17.1%
Muncie, IN$49,750-17.1%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$49,740-17.1%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$49,730-17.1%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$49,640-17.3%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$49,540-17.5%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$49,280-17.9%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$49,280-17.9%
Springfield, MO$49,270-17.9%
Lynchburg, VA$49,180-18.1%
Yuma, AZ$49,090-18.2%
Jackson, TN$49,070-18.2%
Dothan, AL$49,040-18.3%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$48,930-18.5%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$48,830-18.6%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$48,800-18.7%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$48,650-18.9%
Topeka, KS$48,570-19.1%
Jefferson City, MO$48,550-19.1%
Beckley, WV$48,340-19.5%
Albuquerque, NM$48,190-19.7%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$48,130-19.8%
Winchester, VA-WV$48,120-19.8%
Farmington, NM$48,080-19.9%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$48,070-19.9%
Virgin Islands$48,030-20.0%
Midland, TX$47,930-20.1%
Mobile, AL$47,730-20.5%
Albany, GA$47,650-20.6%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$47,560-20.8%
Manhattan, KS$47,490-20.9%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$47,420-21.0%
Las Cruces, NM$47,350-21.1%
Wheeling, WV-OH$47,330-21.1%
Lubbock, TX$47,320-21.2%
Baton Rouge, LA$47,290-21.2%
Victoria, TX$47,280-21.2%
Lake Charles, LA$47,270-21.2%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$47,260-21.3%
Johnson City, TN$47,220-21.3%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$47,210-21.3%
Salisbury, MD$47,210-21.3%
Longview, TX$47,190-21.4%
Burlington, NC$47,110-21.5%
Jackson, MS$47,070-21.6%
Morristown, TN$46,680-22.2%
Abilene, TX$46,660-22.3%
Roanoke, VA$46,620-22.3%
Charleston, WV$46,570-22.4%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$46,550-22.4%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$46,540-22.5%
Morgantown, WV$46,490-22.5%
Killeen-Temple, TX$46,170-23.1%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$46,080-23.2%
Gainesville, GA$46,040-23.3%
Sumter, SC$45,930-23.5%
Wichita, KS$45,890-23.5%
Clarksville, TN-KY$45,820-23.7%
Bowling Green, KY$45,650-23.9%
Laredo, TX$45,150-24.8%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$45,110-24.8%
Lafayette, LA$45,080-24.9%
Alexandria, LA$45,050-24.9%
Terre Haute, IN$45,030-25.0%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$44,930-25.1%
Wichita Falls, TX$44,840-25.3%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$44,780-25.4%
Hinesville, GA$44,730-25.5%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$44,580-25.7%
Sebring, FL$44,420-26.0%
Hattiesburg, MS$43,750-27.1%
Amarillo, TX$43,220-28.0%
San Angelo, TX$42,640-29.0%
Monroe, LA$42,440-29.3%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$41,470-30.9%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$40,830-32.0%
Lawton, OK$40,190-33.0%
Bloomington, IN$40,010-33.3%
Jonesboro, AR$39,570-34.1%
Rome, GA$39,370-34.4%
Texarkana, TX-AR$39,260-34.6%
Valdosta, GA$37,960-36.8%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$37,800-37.0%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$37,120-38.2%
Hot Springs, AR$35,520-40.8%
Puerto Rico$29,220-51.3%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$29,220-51.3%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.