Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $61K, rent takes 29.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,180/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators typically earn — is $42K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,504/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $61K locally vs. $60K nationally, a 2% difference.

Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area pays $61K median vs. the U.S. average of $60K — that’s +2%.

The median is $61,270 a year, that works out to about $29 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $41,730, and experienced water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators can clear $95,170. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,035/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,180/month, which eats 29.2% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators salary is worth about $61,270 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.