Plant and System Operators, All Other Salary — Longview, Texas

The average Plant and System Operators, All Other in Longview, Texas earns $57,530 a year.

$57,530 / year, mean
↓ 13.1% below national average 58th percentile in Texas

Longview sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Texas — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's noticeably below the national average for plant and system operators, all other, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here runs below the national average, which can offset a lower headline salary. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
40
Estimate confidence
RSE 10.2%
Cost of living 89 #168 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $220,865 #157 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $65,210 #136 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Longview ranks #168 for cost of living and #157 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Sacramento $95,910 San Jose $89,220 San Francisco $88,310 Seattle $87,230 Bakersfield $82,380 Chicago $79,240 Los Angeles $78,610 San Diego $76,990 Riverside $76,250 Louisville $75,560 Baltimore $74,790 Midland $73,780 New York $73,740 Fresno $73,400 Portland $72,560 Detroit $70,800 Indianapolis $68,390 Philadelphia $66,820 Oxnard $62,770 Miami $60,890 Houston $59,800 Dallas $59,430 Waco $59,100 Pittsburgh $58,800 Austin $58,700 Tampa $57,760 Longview $57,530 San Antonio $55,790 Orlando $55,420 Jacksonville $52,810 Allentown $51,980 Sherman $51,420 Killeen $49,280 Amarillo $44,510 Tyler $43,610 El Paso $41,230
CityMean salaryvs. Longview
Allentown, Pennsylvania$51,980-9.6%
Amarillo, Texas$44,510-22.6%
Austin, Texas$58,700+2.0%
Bakersfield, California$82,380+43.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$74,790+30.0%
Chicago, Illinois$79,240+37.7%
Dallas, Texas$59,430+3.3%
Detroit, Michigan$70,800+23.1%
El Paso, Texas$41,230-28.3%
Fresno, California$73,400+27.6%
Houston, Texas$59,800+3.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$68,390+18.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$52,810-8.2%
Killeen, Texas$49,280-14.3%
Los Angeles, California$78,610+36.6%
Louisville, Kentucky$75,560+31.3%
Miami, Florida$60,890+5.8%
Midland, Texas$73,780+28.2%
New York, New York$73,740+28.2%
Orlando, Florida$55,420-3.7%
Oxnard, California$62,770+9.1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$66,820+16.1%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$58,800+2.2%
Portland, Oregon$72,560+26.1%
Riverside, California$76,250+32.5%
Sacramento, California$95,910+66.7%
San Antonio, Texas$55,790-3.0%
San Diego, California$76,990+33.8%
San Francisco, California$88,310+53.5%
San Jose, California$89,220+55.1%
Seattle, Washington$87,230+51.6%
Sherman, Texas$51,420-10.6%
Tampa, Florida$57,760+0.4%
Tyler, Texas$43,610-24.2%
Waco, Texas$59,100+2.7%
Gross salary
57,530/yr
Estimated take-home
48,405/yr
Est. total withheld
15.9%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 51-8099 SOC code
Official area Longview, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 30980 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
288,921