Best Paying Industries for Gas Plant Operators

$83,400
National Median Salary
21
Industries Analyzed

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Rank Industry Annual Median Pay Premium Employment
1 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution $95,740 +14.8% 830
2 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation $95,640 +14.7% 280
3 Management of Companies and Enterprises $89,410 +7.2% 400
4 Oil and Gas Extraction $87,420 +4.8% 1,240
5 Utilities $84,980 +1.9% 6,680
6 Natural Gas Distribution $83,850 +0.5% 5,840
7 Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil $82,850 -0.7% 480
8 Pipeline Transportation $82,680 -0.9% 4,930
9 Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas $81,750 -2.0% 4,430
10 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) $78,940 -5.3% 40

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