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This question is about operator jobs.
Yes, you can make $100,000 per year as an operator. It is highly unlikely to earn over $100k because the average annual salary for an operator is $35,479. Even operators in higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $50,000 per year.
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile operator earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| Delaware | $88,000 |
| New Jersey | $85,000 |
| Louisiana | $79,000 |
| Alaska | $76,000 |
| District of Columbia | $76,000 |
| Washington | $73,000 |
| California | $69,000 |
| New York | $67,000 |
| Hawaii | $65,000 |
| New Hampshire | $62,000 |
| Illinois | $58,000 |
| West Virginia | $54,000 |
| Nevada | $54,000 |
| Idaho | $54,000 |
| Rhode Island | $54,000 |
| Wyoming | $53,000 |
| Virginia | $53,000 |
| Massachusetts | $53,000 |
| Utah | $52,000 |
| New Mexico | $51,000 |
| Colorado | $51,000 |
| Texas | $51,000 |
| Connecticut | $50,000 |
| Minnesota | $49,000 |
| Oregon | $49,000 |
| Oklahoma | $49,000 |
| Florida | $48,000 |
| Indiana | $47,000 |
| Georgia | $47,000 |
| Michigan | $47,000 |
| Mississippi | $46,000 |
| South Carolina | $45,000 |
| Montana | $45,000 |
| Kentucky | $45,000 |
| North Dakota | $45,000 |
| Nebraska | $44,000 |
| North Carolina | $43,000 |
| Alabama | $43,000 |
| Iowa | $41,000 |
| Arkansas | $41,000 |
| Vermont | $41,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $41,000 |
| Maryland | $41,000 |
| Wisconsin | $40,000 |
| Ohio | $40,000 |
| Maine | $40,000 |
| Missouri | $40,000 |
| Arizona | $40,000 |
| Tennessee | $39,000 |
| South Dakota | $36,000 |
| Kansas | $36,000 |

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