What are the main factors that influence an Apprentice Power Plant Operator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Apprentice Power Plant Operator?

The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Apprentice Power Plant Operator roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Apprentice Power Plant Operator's salary?

An Apprentice Power Plant Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $70,106 for beginners, reaching about $91,584 at mid-level, and approach $122,405 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Apprentice Power Plant Operator?

Apprentice Power Plant Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Apprentice Power Plant Operator roles are District of Columbia $81,613, California $81,303, Massachusetts $80,220. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Apprentice Power Plant Operator roles make?

Salaries for Apprentice Power Plant Operator level roles vary by specialization: Power Plant Manager: $166,436; Power Plant Operator IV: $105,499; Nuclear Power Plant Operator: $91,556; Power Plant Operator III: $91,132; Power Plant Engineer: $89,474.

Apprentice Power Plant Operator Salary in Vermont

How much does an Apprentice Power Plant Operator make in Vermont? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Apprentice Power Plant Operator in Vermont is $72,347 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, an Apprentice Power Plant Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,903
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $64,290 to $83,107
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $56,954

10% $56,954

50% (Median) $72,347

90% $92,903

Apprentice Power Plant Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,107	$6,926	$1,598	$40
Average	$72,347	$6,029	$1,391	$35
25th Percentile	$64,290	$5,358	$1,236	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Apprentice Power Plant Operator Salaries

An Apprentice Power Plant Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Apprentice Power Plant Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Apprentice Power Plant Operator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $70,106
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,547
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $91,584
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $106,022
Expert (over 8 years): $122,405

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Apprentice Power Plant Operator	less than 1 year	$70,106
Power Plant Operator II	1-2 years	$81,547
Power Plant Operator III	2-4 years	$91,584
Power Plant Operator IV	5-8 years	$106,022
Power Plant Operations Shift Supervisor I	over 8 years	$122,405

How Do Apprentice Power Plant Operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Apprentice Power Plant Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $81,613.
California: $81,303.
Massachusetts: $80,220.

District of Columbia $81,613 California $81,303 Massachusetts $80,220 Washington $79,925 New Jersey $79,895 Alaska $79,792 Connecticut $78,775 New York $78,362

Hawaii $77,043 Rhode Island $76,424 Maryland $76,004 Minnesota $75,429 Colorado $75,207 Illinois $75,134 Oregon $74,854 Delaware $74,647

New Hampshire $74,517 Virginia $74,227 Pennsylvania $73,379 Nevada $72,952 North Dakota $72,812 Michigan $72,591 Wisconsin $72,510 Vermont $72,347

Texas $71,898 Maine $71,868 Arizona $71,824 Ohio $71,772 Georgia $71,094 Indiana $70,755 Wyoming $70,689 Utah $70,586

Iowa $70,542 Kansas $70,188 Louisiana $70,085 North Carolina $70,048 Missouri $70,033 Florida $69,745 Montana $69,591 Nebraska $69,443

Kentucky $69,362 South Carolina $69,067 Tennessee $68,883 Idaho $68,809 New Mexico $68,271 Oklahoma $68,153 Alabama $67,718 South Dakota $66,989

Arkansas $66,591 West Virginia $66,377 Mississippi $65,736

Top Paying Cities for Apprentice Power Plant Operator

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $74,054
Barre: $74,165
Cabot: $74,002

Adamant, VT $74,054

Barre, VT $74,165

Cabot, VT $74,002

Calais, VT $74,067

East Barre, VT $74,052

East Calais, VT $74,054

East Montpelier, VT $74,103

Eden, VT $74,005

Eden Mills, VT $73,938

Graniteville, VT $74,161

Hyde Park, VT $74,114

Johnson, VT $74,208

Lake Elmore, VT $74,032

Marshfield, VT $74,015

Moretown, VT $74,213

Morrisville, VT $74,204

Moscow, VT $74,242

Northfield, VT $74,122

Northfield Falls, VT $74,469

North Hyde Park, VT $74,109

North Montpelier, VT $74,035

Plainfield, VT $74,024

Roxbury, VT $73,899

South Barre, VT $74,251

Waterbury, VT $74,234

Stowe, VT $74,245

Waitsfield, VT $74,203

Warren, VT $74,065

Washington, VT $73,920

Waterbury Center, VT $74,232

Websterville, VT $74,149

Williamstown, VT $74,063

Wolcott, VT $74,022

Woodbury, VT $73,949

Worcester, VT $74,023

Rutland, VT $74,021

Belmont, VT $73,792

Benson, VT $73,791

Bomoseen, VT $73,908

Brandon, VT $73,962

Bridport, VT $73,971

Castleton, VT $73,922

Center Rutland, VT $73,973

Chittenden, VT $73,803

Cuttingsville, VT $73,777

Danby, VT $73,903

East Middlebury, VT $74,011

East Poultney, VT $73,911

East Wallingford, VT $73,831

Fair Haven, VT $73,857

Florence, VT $73,831

Forest Dale, VT $73,965

Gaysville, VT $73,496

Granville, VT $73,843

Hancock, VT $73,831

Hydeville, VT $73,917

Killington, VT $73,823

Middlebury, VT $74,125

Middletown Springs, VT $73,871

Mount Holly, VT $73,803

North Clarendon, VT $73,911

Orwell, VT $73,903

Pawlet, VT $73,929

Pittsfield, VT $73,866

Pittsford, VT $73,937

Poultney, VT $73,923

Proctor, VT $74,004

Ripton, VT $73,919

Rochester, VT $73,881

Rupert, VT $73,873

Salisbury, VT $73,991

Shoreham, VT $73,929

Stockbridge, VT $73,797

Wallingford, VT $73,837

Wells, VT $73,932

West Pawlet, VT $73,957

West Rupert, VT $73,940

West Rutland, VT $73,895

Whiting, VT $73,931

Saint Johnsbury, VT $74,011

Albany, VT $73,968

Barnet, VT $73,932

Barton, VT $73,960

Beebe Plain, VT $73,982

Concord, VT $73,862

Coventry, VT $74,069

Craftsbury, VT $73,990

Craftsbury Common, VT $73,993

Danville, VT $73,948

Derby, VT $73,982

Derby Line, VT $73,927

East Burke, VT $73,925

East Charleston, VT $73,932

East Hardwick, VT $73,972

East Haven, VT $73,763

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $74,010

Glover, VT $73,938

Granby, VT $73,673

Greensboro, VT $73,913

Greensboro Bend, VT $73,960

Hardwick, VT $74,042

Irasburg, VT $73,942

Island Pond, VT $73,821

Lowell, VT $73,917

Lower Waterford, VT $74,002

Lyndon, VT $73,988

Lyndon Center, VT $74,072

Lyndonville, VT $73,991

Morgan, VT $73,858

Newport, VT $74,027

Newport Center, VT $73,932

North Concord, VT $73,739

North Troy, VT $73,943

Orleans, VT $73,915

Passumpsic, VT $74,016

Peacham, VT $73,867

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $74,018

Sheffield, VT $73,887

Sutton, VT $73,881

Troy, VT $73,950

West Burke, VT $73,930

West Charleston, VT $73,895

West Danville, VT $73,953

Westfield, VT $73,894

West Glover, VT $73,945

Averill, VT $73,514

Beecher Falls, VT $73,991

Canaan, VT $73,807

Gilman, VT $74,132

Guildhall, VT $73,710

Lunenburg, VT $73,870

Norton, VT $73,662

North Bennington, VT $74,484

North Pownal, VT $74,635

Pownal, VT $74,677

White River Junction, VT $74,002

Ascutney, VT $74,036

Barnard, VT $73,833

Bethel, VT $73,879

Bradford, VT $73,957

Bridgewater, VT $73,909

Bridgewater Corners, VT $73,763

Brookfield, VT $73,951

Brownsville, VT $73,911

Chelsea, VT $73,909

Corinth, VT $73,889

East Corinth, VT $73,920

East Randolph, VT $73,934

East Ryegate, VT $73,870

East Thetford, VT $73,961

Fairlee, VT $73,881

Groton, VT $73,901

Hartford, VT $74,194

Hartland, VT $73,934

Hartland Four Corners, VT $73,931

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $74,122

Newbury, VT $73,892

North Hartland, VT $73,987

North Pomfret, VT $73,860

North Thetford, VT $73,960

Norwich, VT $73,945

Plymouth, VT $73,710

Post Mills, VT $73,943

Quechee, VT $74,020

Randolph, VT $74,007

Randolph Center, VT $73,969

Reading, VT $73,771

Sharon, VT $73,878

South Pomfret, VT $73,807

South Royalton, VT $73,899

South Ryegate, VT $73,914

South Strafford, VT $73,895

South Woodstock, VT $73,789

Strafford, VT $73,831

Taftsville, VT $74,026

Thetford, VT $73,961

Thetford Center, VT $73,884

Topsham, VT $73,861

Tunbridge, VT $73,875

Vershire, VT $73,841

Wells River, VT $73,919

West Fairlee, VT $74,055

West Hartford, VT $73,861

West Newbury, VT $73,890

West Topsham, VT $73,920

Wilder, VT $74,198

Windsor, VT $73,965

Woodstock, VT $73,874

Bellows Falls, VT $74,144

Cambridgeport, VT $74,059

Cavendish, VT $73,813

Chester, VT $73,887

Chester Depot, VT $73,860

Grafton, VT $73,831

Londonderry, VT $73,963

Ludlow, VT $73,851

North Springfield, VT $74,109

Perkinsville, VT $73,908

Peru, VT $73,886

Proctorsville, VT $73,825

Saxtons River, VT $74,128

South Londonderry, VT $74,009

Springfield, VT $74,073

Westminster, VT $74,143

Westminster Station, VT $74,148

Weston, VT $73,810

Shaftsbury, VT $74,396

Brattleboro, VT $74,295

Bondville, VT $73,988

East Dover, VT $74,138

Jacksonville, VT $74,324

Jamaica, VT $73,989

Marlboro, VT $74,663

Newfane, VT $74,089

Putney, VT $74,074

Readsboro, VT $74,672

South Newfane, VT $74,115

Stamford, VT $74,618

Townshend, VT $74,022

Vernon, VT $74,522

Wardsboro, VT $74,076

West Dover, VT $74,198

West Dummerston, VT $74,108

West Halifax, VT $74,222

West Townshend, VT $73,923

West Wardsboro, VT $73,924

Whitingham, VT $74,298

Williamsville, VT $74,108

Wilmington, VT $74,253

Burlington, VT $74,456

South Burlington, VT $74,451

Winooski, VT $74,456

Colchester, VT $74,456

Alburgh, VT $74,084

Bakersfield, VT $74,194

Belvidere Center, VT $73,925

Bristol, VT $74,209

Cambridge, VT $74,298

Charlotte, VT $74,355

East Berkshire, VT $74,122

East Fairfield, VT $74,233

Enosburg Falls, VT $74,028

Essex, VT $74,399

Essex Junction, VT $74,404

Fairfax, VT $74,303

Fairfield, VT $74,232

Ferrisburgh, VT $74,272

Franklin, VT $74,032

Grand Isle, VT $74,310

Highgate Center, VT $74,095

Highgate Springs, VT $74,133

Hinesburg, VT $74,353

Huntington, VT $74,297

Isle La Motte, VT $74,176

Jeffersonville, VT $74,248

Jericho, VT $74,337

Jonesville, VT $74,352

Milton, VT $74,372

Monkton, VT $74,293

Montgomery, VT $74,028

Montgomery Center, VT $73,938

New Haven, VT $74,201

North Ferrisburgh, VT $74,305

North Hero, VT $74,232

Richford, VT $74,016

Richmond, VT $74,345

Saint Albans, VT $74,265

Saint Albans Bay, VT $74,255

Shelburne, VT $74,422

Sheldon, VT $74,176

Sheldon Springs, VT $74,358

South Hero, VT $74,377

Starksboro, VT $74,253

Swanton, VT $74,163

Underhill, VT $74,320

Underhill Center, VT $74,322

Vergennes, VT $74,178

Waterville, VT $74,203

Westford, VT $74,357

Williston, VT $74,413

Montpelier, VT $74,153

Bennington, VT $74,539

Arlington, VT $74,276

Dorset, VT $73,988

East Arlington, VT $73,960

East Dorset, VT $73,989

Manchester, VT $74,189

Manchester Center, VT $74,140

Apprentice Power Plant Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Apprentice Power Plant Operator roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Energy & Utilities, offers compensation 30% above the average. Conversely, Apprentice Power Plant Operator positions in MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Apprentice Power Plant Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Apprentice Power Plant Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$94,052	$45.0	30%

Apprentice Power Plant Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Apprentice Power Plant Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$64,290

Average $72,347/year

$83,107

$5,358

Average $6,029/month

$6,926

$1,236

Average $1,391/week

$1,598

$31

Average $35/hour

$40

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,107	$6,926	$1,598	$40
Average	$72,347	$6,029	$1,391	$35
25th Percentile	$64,290	$5,358	$1,236	$31

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