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Gas Plant Operators Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Gas Plant Operators salaries across 43 states

$90,426
National Average (Median)
$130,220
Highest: California
$63,070
Lowest: Kentucky

Gas Plant Operators Salary by State

Compare Gas Plant Operators salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$63,070
$130,220

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $77,120 AZ $104,600 AR $100,870 CA $130,220 CO $98,080 CT $109,060 FL $67,170 GA $81,220 ID $79,280 IL $97,810 IN $85,790 IA $92,970 KS $80,760 KY $63,070 LA $108,350 ME $93,990 MD $102,950 MA $103,830 MI $100,500 MN $100,500 MS $81,600 MO $87,820 MT $83,630 NE $87,790 NJ $110,900 NM $97,660 NY $98,390 NC $81,460 ND $96,760 OH $82,130 OK $78,310 OR $109,760 PA $80,810 SC $67,580 SD $101,450 TN $66,560 TX $79,910 UT $98,300 VA $86,500 WA $83,650 WV $82,600 WI $85,080 WY $81,550

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
California
$130,220
#2
New Jersey
$110,900
#3
Oregon
$109,760
#4
Connecticut
$109,060
#5
Louisiana
$108,350

Gas Plant Operators Salary in All 43 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 California $130,220 $120,680 800
2 New Jersey $110,900 $111,490 190
3 Oregon $109,760 $110,010 70
4 Connecticut $109,060 $103,270 N/A
5 Louisiana $108,350 $93,270 800
6 Arizona $104,600 $99,250 140
7 Massachusetts $103,830 $102,210 340
8 Maryland $102,950 $95,350 180
9 South Dakota $101,450 $97,770 90
10 Arkansas $100,870 $91,850 400
11 Michigan $100,500 $101,500 540
12 Minnesota $100,500 $93,040 360
13 New York $98,390 $99,740 240
14 Utah $98,300 $94,590 160
15 Colorado $98,080 $93,470 570
16 Illinois $97,810 $90,040 530
17 New Mexico $97,660 $91,050 300
18 North Dakota $96,760 $99,740 770
19 Maine $93,990 $89,750 30
20 Iowa $92,970 $86,690 480
21 Missouri $87,820 $86,680 220
22 Nebraska $87,790 $87,760 270
23 Virginia $86,500 $87,150 400
24 Indiana $85,790 $86,770 280
25 Wisconsin $85,080 $85,100 150
26 Washington $83,650 $86,700 120
27 Montana $83,630 $85,420 70
28 West Virginia $82,600 $80,530 420
29 Ohio $82,130 $81,040 570
30 Mississippi $81,600 $78,290 340
31 Wyoming $81,550 $88,140 480
32 North Carolina $81,460 $85,560 320
33 Georgia $81,220 $80,440 110
34 Pennsylvania $80,810 $84,020 1,370
35 Kansas $80,760 $82,430 350
36 Texas $79,910 $81,770 2,550
37 Idaho $79,280 $81,240 50
38 Oklahoma $78,310 $77,580 970
39 Alabama $77,120 $75,660 N/A
40 South Carolina $67,580 $69,080 280
41 Florida $67,170 $67,630 130
42 Tennessee $66,560 $71,020 200
43 Kentucky $63,070 $67,080 200

Gas Plant Operators Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Gas Plant Operators keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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