The annual salary statistics of other plant and system operators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other plant and system operators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $41,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other plant and system operators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other plant and system operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,950 | 14.65% | 23.90% |
| 2021 | $51,170 | -9.15% | - |
| 2020 | $55,850 | 2.38% | - |
| 2019 | $54,520 | 13.26% | - |
| 2018 | $47,290 | 2.79% | - |
| 2017 | $45,970 | 5.18% | - |
| 2016 | $43,590 | -9.50% | - |
| 2015 | $47,730 | -0.13% | - |
| 2014 | $47,790 | 6.44% | - |
| 2013 | $44,710 | -2.04% | - |
| 2012 | $45,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,950, Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is the second highest paying city for other plant and system operators in state of Florida, following the highest paying city Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach (median annual salary of $62,610). Compared with Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, the median annual salary of other plant and system operators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 4.2 percent (4.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | |
| Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater | |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville | |
| Port St Lucie | |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall | |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach | |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven | |
| Jacksonville | |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers | |
| North Florida nonmetropolitan area | |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford |