Wages & salaries for Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators in Sumter, SC Wages & salaries for Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators in Sumter, SC Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators (Occupation [OCC] code: 51-8031) in Sumter, SC (BLS Area code: 44940 ) earned an average wage of $16.07 per hour and an average annual salary of $33,430Sumter, SCNot availableWater and liquid waste treatment plant and system operatorsIndustry comparison
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators in Sumter, SC earned 10% 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 Sumter, SC earned 12% more than the average worker in Sumter, SC.

State salary comparison
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators in Sumter, SC earned 13% less than the average worker in South Carolina.

National salary comparison
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators in Sumter, SC earned 15% less than the average worker in the United States.

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators in Sumter, SCWater and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators in Sumter, SC

Mean hourly wage:	$16.07
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$11.09
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$12.55
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$16.10
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$19.92
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$21.78

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators in Sumter, SC

Mean annual salary:	$33,430
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$23,060
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$26,110
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$33,490
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$41,440
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$45,290