Occupation / job
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
$60,020
Median annual pay. Half earn less than this.
$28.85
Hourly at a standard 2,080-hour year. We do not yet have unpaid-time or cost data for this, so this is not an adjusted figure.
$48,040–74,780
The middle half. A quarter earn below this range.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, 2025 · view