How much do Power Plant Operators make in Montgomery, AL?

Percentile spread

For Power Plant Operators, the published 10th percentile is $62,440 and the 90th percentile is $125,070. The difference is $62,630, which is 58.5% 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 $100,300 to the 75th at $110,030, covers $9,730.

The mean annual wage is $100,010, which sits below the median of $107,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Montgomery, AL median is 4.9% higher than the national median of $102,040 for Power Plant Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $119,400, which is 17% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Alabama median of $107,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Montgomery, AL is 89.682, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $107,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Power Plant Operators at $119,400 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. Montgomery, AL ranks 4th 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).).

• Birmingham, AL is 79 miles away, with a median of $106,990 and employment of 280. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,745, against $119,400 here.
• Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 129 miles away, with a median of $71,070 and employment of 30. That median is 33.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,730, against $119,400 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 150 miles away, with a median of $119,380 and employment of 260. That median is 11.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,311, against $119,400 here.

Employment share

Power Plant Operators accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Montgomery, AL (60 of 165,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (29,320 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.92 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.