Power Plant Operators Salary in Lubbock, TX

Power Plant Operators pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $92,500 a year or less, while the top 10% make $126,200 or more. The middle half of power plant operators in Lubbock earn between $98,680 and $126,200.

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

Power Plant Operators salary after taxes in Lubbock

On the average salary of $110,650, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $86,672 a year, or $7,223 a month and $3,334 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $110,650 buys what about $121,171 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, or 1.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Power Plant Operators salary in other Texas cities

Lubbock ranks 1st of 8 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for power plant operators

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

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