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Chemical Plant and System Operator Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of chemical plant and system operators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemical plant and system operators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Chemical Plant and System Operators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$38,490
25th Percentile Wage	$82,360
50th Percentile Wage	$100,550
75th Percentile Wage	$108,090
90th Percentile Wage	$108,090

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical plant and system operators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $108,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,490.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical plant and system operators from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$100,550	7.42%	44.86%
2021	$93,090	15.53%	-
2020	$78,630	6.71%	-
2019	$73,350	14.81%	-
2018	$62,490	-0.11%	-
2017	$62,560	19.04%	-
2016	$50,650	2.59%	-
2015	$49,340	-7.76%	-
2014	$53,170	-1.47%	-
2013	$53,950	-2.76%	-
2012	$55,440	-	-

Table 2. Compare Chemical Plant and System Operator Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $100,550, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for chemical plant and system operators in state of New York, followed by Albany-Schenectady-Troy (median annual salary $83,650). In comparison, the median annual salary of chemical plant and system operators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 16.8 percent (16.8%) higher than that in Albany-Schenectady-Troy.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	$100,550
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$83,650
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	$59,040
New York-White Plains-Wayne	$54,520
Syracuse	$40,970
Rochester	$39,060