How much do Power Plant Operators make in Jacksonville, FL?

Percentile spread

For Power Plant Operators, the published 10th percentile is $59,430 and the 90th percentile is $119,550. The difference is $60,120, which is 50.3% 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 $85,200 to the 75th at $119,550, covers $34,350.

The mean annual wage is $103,400, which sits below the median of $119,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jacksonville, FL median is 17.2% higher than the national median of $102,040 for Power Plant Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $120,170, which is 17.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 26.8% higher than the Florida median of $94,290.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jacksonville, FL is 99.484, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $119,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Power Plant Operators at $120,170 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Power Plant Operators. Jacksonville, FL ranks 1st of 6 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).).

• Gainesville, FL is 77 miles away, with a median of $78,890 and employment of 50. That median is 34% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,554, against $120,170 here.
• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 127 miles away, with a median of $84,690 and employment of 290. That median is 29.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,506, against $120,170 here.
• Savannah, GA is 133 miles away, with a median of $59,010 and employment of 40. That median is 50.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,981, against $120,170 here.

Employment share

Power Plant Operators accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Jacksonville, FL (90 of 765,930). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (29,320 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.62 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.