SOC 51-8013 · Production Occupations · May 2025
How much do Power Plant Operators make in Savannah, GA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Power Plant Operators in Savannah, GA is $59,010. The 10th percentile is $50,270 and the 90th percentile is $114,670. Employment is 40.
Median annual wage
$59,010
- 10th percentile
- $50,270
- 25th percentile
- $50,270
- Median
- $59,010
- 75th percentile
- $109,820
- 90th percentile
- $114,670
- Mean
- $76,400
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Power Plant Operators, the published 10th percentile is $50,270 and the 90th percentile is $114,670. The difference is $64,400, which is 109.1% 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 $50,270 to the 75th at $109,820, covers $59,550.
The mean annual wage is $76,400, which sits above the median of $59,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Savannah, GA median is 42.2% lower than the national median of $102,040 for Power Plant Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,981, which is 39.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 45.1% lower than the Georgia median of $107,580.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Savannah, GA is 95.206, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Power Plant Operators at $61,981 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. Savannah, GA ranks 6th 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).).
- Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 97 miles away, with a median of $79,900 and employment of 150. That median is 35.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,139, against $61,981 here.
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 102 miles away, with a median of $113,540 and employment of 90. That median is 92.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $123,543, against $61,981 here.
- Jacksonville, FL is 133 miles away, with a median of $119,550 and employment of 90. That median is 102.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,170, against $61,981 here.
Employment share
Power Plant Operators accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Savannah, GA (40 of 198,360). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (29,320 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.07 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Savannah, GA · Power Plant Operators by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Power Plant Operators make in Savannah, GA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Power Plant Operators in Savannah, GA is $59,010. The 10th percentile is $50,270 and the 90th percentile is $114,670. Employment is 40.
How does that compare with the national median for Power Plant Operators?
The local median is 42.2% lower than the national median of $102,040.
What is Power Plant Operators pay in Savannah, GA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Savannah, GA is 95.206, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $59,010 is $61,981. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Savannah, GA compare with nearby metros for Power Plant Operators?
Charleston-North Charleston, SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 97 miles away, at $79,900. Savannah, GA ranks 6th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.