Power Plant Operators Salary in Savannah, GA

Power Plant Operators pay range in Savannah

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,270 a year or less, while the top 10% make $114,670 or more. The middle half of power plant operators in Savannah earn between $50,270 and $109,820.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Power Plant Operators salary after taxes in Savannah

On the average salary of $76,400, a single filer in Savannah takes home about $59,514 a year, or $4,959 a month and $2,289 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Savannah a good place for power plant operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Savannah area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.2), so the average $76,400 buys what about $80,247 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Savannah ($47,240). A typical home costs $348,054, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Power Plant Operators salary in other Georgia cities

Savannah ranks 3rd of 3 Georgia metro areas for this job; Atlanta pays the most ($110,750).

All Power Plant Operators salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for power plant operators

Wenatchee, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($150,930).

Power Plant Operators salary by city

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• Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$50,740 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$80,930 a year
• Tool and Die Makers$69,940 a year
• Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$69,340 a year
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$65,440 a year
• Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$61,210 a year
• Machinists$60,580 a year
• Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$59,760 a year

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