- Median base pay$55.00/hr$114,400 a year full-time
- Typical range$44.84–$76.92/hrMiddle half of postings
- Top 10%$92.12/hrand above
- Postings78with a pay range
Posted base pay ranges from job listings, not total compensation. Figures are in USD. How these figures are made
Pay by role
- Control Room Operator$46.92/hr ($97.6K/yr) median · $46.50–$51.66/hr typical · 6 postings
- Instrumentation$48.50/hr ($101K/yr) median · $47.00–$53.00/hr typical · 6 postings
- Operations & Maintenance Technician$37.50/hr ($78K/yr) median · $35.76–$41.50/hr typical · 5 postings
- Plant Manager$203K median · $200K–$210K typical · 3 postings
- Plant Engineer$170K median · $151K–$170K typical · 3 postings
- Auxiliary Plant Operator$41.44/hr ($86.2K/yr) median · $37.36–$45.00/hr typical · 3 postings
- Power Plant Engineer$153K median · $130K–$160K typical · 3 postings
- Shift Supervisor2 postings · too few to show pay
Pay by level
- Mid level$50.81/hr ($106K/yr) median · $41.44–$73.80/hr typical · 68 postings
- Senior$55.00/hr ($114K/yr) median · $51.66–$71.06/hr typical · 3 postings
- Director$198K median · $181K–$210K typical · 3 postings
Remote vs on-site
Remote: $148K median, $110K–$164K typical, from 4 postings. On-site: $55.46/hr ($115K/yr) median, $41.50–$73.85/hr typical, from 52 postings.
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- Lead Instrumentation, Controls and Electrical (IC&E) TechnicianNAES · Houston, TX · $50.00–$60.00/hr · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Aero GT Program ManagerNAES · Remote · $152K–$175K/yr · Posted Oct 9, 2026
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