SOC 51-8092 · Area 17780 · May 2025
Gas Plant Operators
College Station-Bryan, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $65,900 | $31.68 |
| 25th percentile | $79,500 | $38.22 |
| Median | $79,770 | $38.35 |
| 75th percentile | $90,500 | $43.51 |
| 90th percentile | $93,090 | $44.76 |
| Average | $80,580 | $38.74 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 30. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $79,500 to $90,500 in 2025, a span of $11,000.
The area median is $140 (0.2%) below Texas's $79,910 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 6 other published areas
- This area's median is $1,660 (2.1%) above the $78,110 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,200 (1.5%) above the $78,570 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $720 (0.9%) above the $79,050 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $140 (0.2%) below the $79,910 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is $1,660 (2.0%) below the $81,430 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $5,760 (6.7%) below the $85,530 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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