Power Plant Operator Hourly Rate

Updated: 31 May 2012

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	National Hourly Rate Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$20	$40	$60
Hourly Rate	$16.66 - $35.21
Overtime	$25.95 - $57.11

	National Annualized Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Bonus	$0.00 - $5,054
Profit Sharing	n/a	Not enough data
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$36,244 - $87,136
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 31 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 200

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Popular Employers

Hourly Rate


General Electric (GE) Energy	Not enough data
Calpine Corporation	Not enough data
Allegheny Energy Company	Not enough data
University of Oregon	Not enough data
Duke Energy Corp	Not enough data

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Popular Industries

Hourly Rate


Energy / Utilities	$18.50 - $36.01
Electrical Distribution, Control, Power Management	$18.36 - $35.78
Independent Power Provider	$18.08 - $35.62
Education, College/University	$12.49 - $31.56
Healthcare	$16.92 - $34.10

Key Statistics for Power Plant Operator Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 2%			Male 98%
Hourly Rate:	Not enough data			$21.91 - $30.37

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

28%

5-9 years

29%

10-19 years

21%

20 years or more

18%

Top Degrees

Hourly Rate


Bachelor's Degree	$11.04 - $37.49
Associate's Degree	$22.15 - $31.41
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Electrical Engineering (EE)	Not enough data
Associate of Applied Science (AAS)	Not enough data
Associate of Science (AS)	Not enough data

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	Vision: 72%		None: 5%

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