How much do Power Plant Operators make in Port St. Lucie, FL?

Percentile spread

For Power Plant Operators, the published 10th percentile is $86,490 and the 90th percentile is $127,450. The difference is $40,960, which is 37.5% 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 $100,900 to the 75th at $109,090, covers $8,190.

The mean annual wage is $105,520, which sits below the median of $109,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Port St. Lucie, FL median is 6.9% higher than the national median of $102,040 for Power Plant Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $108,842, which is 6.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.7% higher than the Florida median of $94,290.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Port St. Lucie, FL is 100.228, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $109,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Power Plant Operators at $108,842 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. Port St. Lucie, FL ranks 1st 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).).

• Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 78 miles away, with a median of $62,080 and employment of 380. That median is 43.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,382, against $108,842 here.
• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 92 miles away, with a median of $106,540 and employment of 100. That median is 2.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,676, against $108,842 here.
• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 101 miles away, with a median of $84,690 and employment of 290. That median is 22.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,506, against $108,842 here.

Employment share

Power Plant Operators accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Port St. Lucie, FL (50 of 170,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (29,320 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.55 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.