How much do Power Plant Operators make in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL?

Percentile spread

For Power Plant Operators, the published 10th percentile is $47,600 and the 90th percentile is $90,150. The difference is $42,550, which is 59.9% 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 $60,240 to the 75th at $90,150, covers $29,910.

The mean annual wage is $75,930, which sits above the median of $71,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL median is 30.4% lower than the national median of $102,040 for Power Plant Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,730, which is 28.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 24.6% lower than the Florida median of $94,290.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 97.717, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $71,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Power Plant Operators at $72,730 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 Power Plant Operators. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 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).).

• Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 110 miles away, with a median of $104,190 and employment of 110. That median is 46.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,759, against $72,730 here.
• Montgomery, AL is 129 miles away, with a median of $107,080 and employment of 60. That median is 50.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,400, against $72,730 here.
• New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 171 miles away, with a median of $104,440 and employment of 120. That median is 47% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,790, against $72,730 here.

Employment share

Power Plant Operators accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL (30 of 190,480). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (29,320 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.84 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.