Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Salary Data
Compare water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators pay across 331 U.S. cities to find where your skills are worth the most.
Highest-Paying Cities for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Top 20 cities ranked by median salary.
Best States for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
States ranked by average salary across 331 cities.
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salaries by city
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators pay across 50 states and 354 cities. Expand a state to see every city we have data for.
AK2 cities
AL12 cities
AZ7 cities
CA25 cities
- San Francisco$125,160
- San Jose$108,190
- Vallejo$106,150
- Napa$101,540
- Santa Cruz$94,060
- Santa Maria$85,960
- Sacramento$85,950
- San Luis Obispo$83,190
- Riverside$82,780
- Los Angeles$82,460
- Santa Rosa$82,200
- Stockton$81,600
- Chico$80,360
- San Diego$79,630
- Modesto$78,710
- Yuba City$78,520
- Oxnard$78,350
- Salinas$77,920
- Redding$77,550
- Merced$76,790
- Visalia$76,580
- El Centro$74,790
- Fresno$67,260
- Bakersfield$64,640
- Hanford$64,320
CO6 cities
DC1 cities
DE1 cities
FL20 cities
- Jacksonville$77,150
- Gainesville$63,860
- Naples$63,000
- Miami$62,960
- Sebastian$60,890
- Wildwood$59,060
- North Port$58,590
- Tampa$58,590
- Cape Coral$58,350
- Ocala$56,580
- Tallahassee$55,170
- Punta Gorda$53,600
- Orlando$52,200
- Lakeland$51,820
- Crestview$51,030
- Deltona$49,640
- Pensacola$49,540
- Palm Bay$48,070
- Panama City$46,540
- Sebring$44,420
GA14 cities
HI1 cities
IA8 cities
IL8 cities
IN11 cities
LA9 cities
ME2 cities
MI14 cities
MO6 cities
NC13 cities
NH1 cities
NV2 cities
NY12 cities
OH11 cities
PA15 cities
RI1 cities
SC8 cities
SD2 cities
TN10 cities
TX24 cities
- Austin$61,610
- Waco$60,930
- Corpus Christi$54,700
- Beaumont$52,510
- Houston$51,940
- Dallas$51,780
- San Antonio$51,630
- Sherman$50,150
- El Paso$50,030
- Tyler$49,860
- College Station$49,770
- Midland$47,930
- Lubbock$47,320
- Victoria$47,280
- Longview$47,190
- Abilene$46,660
- Killeen$46,170
- Laredo$45,150
- Wichita Falls$44,840
- Amarillo$43,220
- San Angelo$42,640
- Brownsville$41,470
- Texarkana$39,260
- McAllen$37,800
VA8 cities
VT1 cities
WA10 cities
WI13 cities
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Career Outlook
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators earn a national median of $60,083, based on data from 331 U.S. cities. The best-paying state is AK at $90,290 average.
Worth knowing: The highest-level state certifications (Level 4/A) are your bargaining chip. They're hard to get, they take years, and facilities can't legally operate without enough certified operators on shift.