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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Salary in West Virginia

SOC 51-8031 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators in West Virginia is $43,960 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $21.13 per hour. This is 25% below the national median of $58,260. 1,210 people work as Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators in West Virginia. Wages have grown 37% since 2014, when the median was $32,170.

Median Annual Salary

$43,960

Mean Annual

$44,150

Median Hourly

$21.13

Total Employed

1,210

Location Quotient

2.10

Concentrated here

Salary Distribution

$28k
10th
$36k
25th
$44k
Median
$50k
75th
$62k
90th

How This Compares

West Virginia

$43,960

this metro

United States

$58,260

you earn -25% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $43,960
2023 $43,260
2022 $42,100
2021 $37,720
2020 $37,500
2019 $38,200
2018 $36,030
2017 $36,290
2016 $35,360
2015 $33,740
2014 $32,170

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