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Chemical Plant and System Operators in United States
$78,120median, a year
$79,970mean (average), a year
16,610people employed in this job here
$48,400
median $78,120
$111,930
The bar runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the darker part is the middle half of earners.
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The spread
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How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $91,610
- AK, Alaska, not published
- AZ, Arizona, not published
- AR, Arkansas, median $91,610
- CA, California, median $87,550
- CO, Colorado, median $62,870
- CT, Connecticut, not published
- DE, Delaware, not published
- DC, District of Columbia, not published
- FL, Florida, median $128,830
- GA, Georgia, median $49,230
- HI, Hawaii, not published
- ID, Idaho, median $82,980
- IL, Illinois, median $65,710
- IN, Indiana, median $49,110
- IA, Iowa, median $60,440
- KS, Kansas, not published
- KY, Kentucky, median $97,550
- LA, Louisiana, median $100,060
- ME, Maine, not published
- MD, Maryland, median $95,150
- MA, Massachusetts, median $83,710
- MI, Michigan, median $72,430
- MN, Minnesota, median $66,500
- MS, Mississippi, median $71,080
- MO, Missouri, median $55,470
- MT, Montana, not published
- NE, Nebraska, not published
- NV, Nevada, not published
- NH, New Hampshire, not published
- NJ, New Jersey, median $86,820
- NM, New Mexico, median $72,610
- NY, New York, median $62,980
- NC, North Carolina, median $62,920
- ND, North Dakota, not published
- OH, Ohio, median $67,580
- OK, Oklahoma, not published
- OR, Oregon, median $87,110
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $70,110
- RI, Rhode Island, not published
- SC, South Carolina, median $68,510
- SD, South Dakota, median $59,970
- TN, Tennessee, median $45,830
- TX, Texas, median $102,750
- UT, Utah, median $63,460
- VT, Vermont, not published
- VA, Virginia, median $63,000
- WA, Washington, median $60,120
- WV, West Virginia, median $81,710
- WI, Wisconsin, median $62,720
- WY, Wyoming, median $107,810
- PR, Puerto Rico, not published
Top metro and nonmetro areas
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