How much do Plant and System Operators, All Other make in Greeley, CO?

Percentile spread

For Plant and System Operators, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $37,980 and the 90th percentile is $62,160. The difference is $24,180, which is 51.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $44,470 to the 75th at $53,610, covers $9,140.

The mean annual wage is $49,540, which sits above the median of $46,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Greeley, CO median is 25% lower than the national median of $62,470 for Plant and System Operators, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,778, which is 25.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.2% lower than the Colorado median of $51,600.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Greeley, CO is 100.176, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Plant and System Operators, All Other at $46,778 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Plant and System Operators, All Other. Greeley, CO ranks 5th of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 58 miles away, with a median of $70,820 and employment of 70. That median is 51.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,030, against $46,778 here.
• Boulder, CO is 62 miles away, with a median of $57,500 and employment of 30. That median is 22.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,657, against $46,778 here.
• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 82 miles away, with a median of $48,550 and employment of 480. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,896, against $46,778 here.

Employment share

Plant and System Operators, All Other accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Greeley, CO (110 of 119,540). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (14,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 10.16 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.