Wages & salaries for Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators in Reading, PA Wages & salaries for Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators in Reading, PA Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators (Occupation [OCC] code: 51-8031) in Reading, PA (BLS Area code: 39740 ) earned an average wage of $17.43 per hour and an average annual salary of $36,250Reading, PA120Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operatorsIndustry comparison
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators in Reading, PA earned 3% less than average for Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators in the United States.

Region/area/city comparison
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators in Reading, PA earned 3% more than the average worker in Reading, PA.

State salary comparison
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators in Reading, PA earned 6% less than the average worker in Pennsylvania.

National salary comparison
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators in Reading, PA earned 8% less than the average worker in the United States.

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators in Reading, PAWater and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators in Reading, PA

Mean hourly wage:	$17.43
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$12.75
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$14.80
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$17.13
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$19.24
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$22.71

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators in Reading, PA

Mean annual salary:	$36,250
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$26,510
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$30,780
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$35,620
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$40,020
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$47,230