Gas Plant Operator salary
87,820 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 51-8092
Half of all gas plant operators in the United States earn more than 87,820 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay188of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.31×76,870 USD – 100,870 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 76,870 USD |
| Median | 87,820 USD |
| Mean | 88,710 USD |
| Upper quartile | 100,870 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 51-8092 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Operations Research Analysts 88,940 USD
- Food Scientists and Technologists 88,720 USD
- Microbiologists 87,990 USD
- First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 87,520 USD
- Epidemiologists 87,220 USD
- Subway and Streetcar Operators 86,380 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov