Gas Plant Operators Salary in the US
A gas plant operators earns a national median of $87,820 a year (mean $88,710) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #188 of 825.
How much does a gas plant operators earn in the US?
A gas plant operators in the United States earns a median of $87,820 a year (mean $88,710), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 72% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 18,030 people work in this occupation (SOC 51-8092), ranked #188 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$87,820
per year
Mean
$88,710
per year
Employment
18,030
US workers
National rank
#188
of 825 by median
What a gas plant operators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a gas plant operators (SOC 51-8092) earns a median annual wage of $87,820 and a mean (average) of $88,710. The median is the midpoint — half of gas plant operators earn more and half earn less — and is 72% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a gas plant operators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for gas plant operators is $87,820, and the mean (average) is $88,710. The median is the midpoint — half of gas plant operators earn more and half earn less.
- How does gas plant operators pay compare to the US average?
- At $87,820, a gas plant operators earns 72% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many gas plant operators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 18,030 gas plant operators employed nationally (SOC 51-8092), across all industries.
- Where does this gas plant operators salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 51-8092. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 51-8092 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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