SOC 51-8013 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Power Plant Operators make in Toledo, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Power Plant Operators in Toledo, OH is $107,440. The 10th percentile is $105,970 and the 90th percentile is $107,440. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$107,440

10th percentile
$105,970
25th percentile
$106,980
Median
$107,440
75th percentile
$107,440
90th percentile
$107,440
Mean
$106,800

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Power Plant Operators, the published 10th percentile is $105,970 and the 90th percentile is $107,440. The difference is $1,470, which is 1.4% 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 $106,980 to the 75th at $107,440, covers $460.

The mean annual wage is $106,800, which sits below the median of $107,440. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Toledo, OH median is 5.3% higher than the national median of $102,040 for Power Plant Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $117,479, which is 15.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% higher than the Ohio median of $104,160.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Toledo, OH is 91.455, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $107,440 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Power Plant Operators at $117,479 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Power Plant Operators. Toledo, OH ranks 5th of 7 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).).

  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 85 miles away, with a median of $108,050 and employment of 300. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,729, against $117,479 here.
  • Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 93 miles away, with a median of $103,230 and employment of 80. That median is 3.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,673, against $117,479 here.
  • Columbus, OH is 118 miles away, with a median of $110,030 and employment of 130. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,252, against $117,479 here.

Employment share

Power Plant Operators accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Toledo, OH (50 of 291,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (29,320 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.91 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 Toledo, OH · 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 Toledo, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Power Plant Operators in Toledo, OH is $107,440. The 10th percentile is $105,970 and the 90th percentile is $107,440. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Power Plant Operators?

The local median is 5.3% higher than the national median of $102,040.

What is Power Plant Operators pay in Toledo, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Toledo, OH is 91.455, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $107,440 is $117,479. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Toledo, OH compare with nearby metros for Power Plant Operators?

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 85 miles away, at $108,050. Toledo, OH ranks 5th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.