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Average Power Plant Operators Salary in New Hampshire

Power Plant Operators in New Hampshire earn a median annual salary of $72,370, which is -27.4% compared to the national median. There are 150 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for New Hampshire (state).

$72,370
New Hampshire median annual wage
$35/hour median
-27.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $99,670
150
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.12
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$51,180
25th
$59,470
Median
$72,370
75th
$87,650
90th
$108,980

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in New Hampshire, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
104.2%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$69,476
Goods: 98.6%
Services: 133.7%
Rents: 114.9%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Washington$124,050Compare570
New York$121,760Compare2,350
Hawaii$115,190Compare430
Oregon$114,500Compare200
New Jersey$109,970Compare210
North Dakota$109,340Compare170

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in New Hampshire

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$238,3700.85
Psychiatrists$211,3701.04
Podiatrists$211,000N/A
Physicists$179,4400.34
Computer And Information Systems Managers$177,160N/A
Architectural And Engineering Managers$171,6302.05
Dentists, General$162,0400.91
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$154,8401.70

New Hampshire has salary data for 637 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Power Plant Operators in New Hampshire

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Power Plant Operators are projected to change by -11.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 2,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.