Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators · SOC 51-8031
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Salary in the North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)
Figures describe the North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous), a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators in the North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) earned a median of $53,500 per year ($25.72 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $46,760 at the 10th percentile to $65,750 at the 90th. BLS estimates 460 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators in the North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) earn more than $53,500 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $48,110 and $61,070.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $46,760 | $48,110 | $53,500 | $61,070 | $65,750 |
| Hourly | $22.48 | $23.13 | $25.72 | $29.36 | $31.61 |
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
- North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$53,500 median for North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous); middle half earns $48,110 to $61,070
- Ohiostate$59,170 median for Ohio; middle half earns $48,980 to $65,670
- United Statesnational$60,020 median for United States; middle half earns $48,040 to $74,780
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −10% vs Ohio overall and −11% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Ohio
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)this page$53,500 median for North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous); middle half earns $48,110 to $61,070
- $64,310 median for Lima metro area; middle half earns $62,870 to $64,310
- $63,700 median for Columbus metro area; middle half earns $55,010 to $70,510
- $63,260 median for Cleveland metro area; middle half earns $53,330 to $71,450
- $62,790 median for Sandusky metro area; middle half earns $58,740 to $67,240
- $61,460 median for Cincinnati metro area; middle half earns $48,580 to $66,580
- $61,050 median for Dayton metro area; middle half earns $50,330 to $65,670
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 water and wastewater treatment plant and system operatorss · Highest-paying occupations in North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)
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.