Plant and System Operators, All Other · SOC 51-8099
Plant and System Operators, All Other Salary in the Duluth Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Duluth, MN-WI metro area
Figures describe the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Duluth city limits.
Plant and System Operators, All Other in the Duluth, MN-WI metro area earned a median of $88,290 per year ($42.45 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $88,150 at the 10th percentile to $95,660 at the 90th. BLS estimates 40 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Plant and System Operators, All Other in the Duluth metro area earn more than $88,290 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $88,150 and $95,660.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $88,150 | $88,150 | $88,290 | $95,660 | $95,660 |
| Hourly | $42.38 | $42.38 | $42.45 | $45.99 | $45.99 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Duluth metro areathis metro area$88,290 median for Duluth metro area; middle half earns $88,150 to $95,660
- Minnesotastate (MN)$88,290 median for Minnesota; middle half earns $78,150 to $96,170
- United Statesnational$62,470 median for United States; middle half earns $48,900 to $78,480
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is about the same vs Minnesota overall and +41% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Duluth metro area has the 4th-highest published median for this occupation among the 69 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Minnesota
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for plant and system operators, all other, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Duluth metro areathis page$88,290 median for Duluth metro area; middle half earns $88,150 to $95,660
- $84,390 median for Minneapolis metro area; middle half earns $76,500 to $93,750
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for plant and system operators, all others · Highest-paying occupations in Duluth Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.