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Power Plant Operator Salaries in the United States

How much does a Power Plant Operator make in the United States?

Power Plant Operators earn $60,000 annually on average, or $29 per hour, which is 10% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Power Plant Operators work for We Energies at $71,000 annually while the lowest paid Power Plant Operators work for Run Energy earning approximately $58,000 each year.

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$65K United States Navy's Average Power Plant Operator Salary (3 salaries)

+$5K (8%) more than national average Power Plant Operator salary ($60K)
+$20K (36%) more than average United States Navy salary ($45K)
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-$30K (60%) less than average United States Navy Power Plant Operator salary ($65K)
-$24K (45%) less than average United States Navy Power Plant Operator salary ($65K)
+$24K (31%) more than average United States Navy Power Plant Operator salary ($65K)

$71K We Energies' Average Power Plant Operator Salary (2 salaries)

+$11K (16%) more than national average Power Plant Operator salary ($60K)
+$5K (7%) more than average We Energies salary ($66K)
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-$1K (1%) less than average We Energies Power Plant Operator salary ($71K)
Equal to average We Energies Power Plant Operator salary ($71K)

$58K Run Energy's Average Power Plant Operator Salary (2 salaries)

-$2K (3%) less than national average Power Plant Operator salary ($60K)
+$7K (12%) more than average Run Energy salary ($51K)
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+$7K (11%) more than average Run Energy Power Plant Operator salary ($58K)
-$7K (12%) less than average Run Energy Power Plant Operator salary ($58K)

$91K Edison Mission Energy's Average Power Plant Operator Salary (1 salaries)

+$31K (41%) more than national average Power Plant Operator salary ($60K)
+$4K (4%) more than average Edison Mission Energy salary ($87K)
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Equal to average Edison Mission Energy Power Plant Operator salary ($91K)

$90K J. Paul Getty Trust's Average Power Plant Operator Salary (1 salaries)

+$30K (40%) more than national average Power Plant Operator salary ($60K)
+$45K (66%) more than average J. Paul Getty Trust salary ($45K)
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Equal to average J. Paul Getty Trust Power Plant Operator salary ($90K)

$87K ExxonMobil's Average Power Plant Operator Salary (1 salaries)

+$27K (36%) more than national average Power Plant Operator salary ($60K)
+$42K (63%) more than average ExxonMobil salary ($45K)
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Equal to average ExxonMobil Power Plant Operator salary ($87K)

$84K Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County's Average Power Plant Operator Salary (1 salaries)

+$24K (33%) more than national average Power Plant Operator salary ($60K)
+$38K (58%) more than average Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County salary ($46K)
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Equal to average Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County Power Plant Operator salary ($84K)

$80K Stanford University's Average Power Plant Operator Salary (1 salaries)

+$20K (28%) more than national average Power Plant Operator salary ($60K)
+$25K (37%) more than average Stanford University salary ($55K)
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Equal to average Stanford University Power Plant Operator salary ($80K)

$80K Tenaska's Average Power Plant Operator Salary (1 salaries)

+$20K (28%) more than national average Power Plant Operator salary ($60K)
+$19K (26%) more than average Tenaska salary ($61K)
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Equal to average Tenaska Power Plant Operator salary ($80K)

$71K Shell's Average Power Plant Operator Salary (1 salaries)

+$11K (16%) more than national average Power Plant Operator salary ($60K)
+$16K (25%) more than average Shell salary ($55K)
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Equal to average Shell Power Plant Operator salary ($71K)

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