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Biomass Power Plant Manager Salary by State (2026)
Biomass Power Plant Managers earn the most in Delaware at $153,000 a year and the least in Iowa at $106,510 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $126,060. The table below covers 49 states, DC, Puerto Rico and Guam, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $153,000Delaware
- National median
- $126,060BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $106,510Iowa
- Areas reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
Top and bottom
Highest- and lowest-paying states for biomass power plant managers
Ranked on the state median among the 49 reporting states and DC. After cost of living, Wyoming comes out ahead instead. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.
Highest median pay
- 1Delaware$153,000
- 2Wyoming$151,490
- 3Massachusetts$148,050
- 4New Jersey$147,260
- 5New Hampshire$146,590
Lowest median pay
- 1Iowa$106,510
- 2Nebraska$107,200
- 3Idaho$107,340
- 4South Dakota$107,490
- 5Pennsylvania$109,140
All states
Biomass Power Plant Manager salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of biomass power plant managers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEDelaware | $153,000 | $129,290 | $178,190 | 370 | $153,294 |
| 2 | WYWyoming | $151,490 | $125,420 | $170,900 | 390 | $163,436 |
| 3 | MAMassachusetts | $148,050 | $125,390 | $184,050 | 4,470 | $139,991 |
| 4 | NJNew Jersey | $147,260 | $114,490 | $177,870 | 6,780 | $135,343 |
| 5 | NHNew Hampshire | $146,590 | $120,660 | $191,620 | 1,540 | $140,729 |
| 6 | WAWashington | $145,210 | $135,210 | $172,140 | 4,760 | $135,694 |
| 7 | COColorado | $141,020 | $108,170 | $189,300 | 1,730 | $136,844 |
| 8 | CTConnecticut | $134,780 | $106,140 | $163,270 | 3,360 | $130,084 |
| 9 | LALouisiana | $133,210 | $103,880 | $168,560 | 2,680 | $151,020 |
| 10 | CACalifornia | $132,620 | $102,490 | $173,660 | 25,130 | $119,780 |
| 11 | MDMaryland | $132,540 | $102,550 | $167,110 | 2,480 | $126,278 |
| 12 | TXTexas | $130,890 | $98,260 | $165,980 | 21,200 | $134,859 |
| 13 | NYNew York | $130,470 | $101,260 | $167,080 | 6,630 | $120,894 |
| 14 | PRPuerto Rico | $129,740 | $89,200 | $167,510 | 1,050 | N/A |
| 15 | VAVirginia | $128,230 | $101,550 | $167,180 | 2,570 | $126,830 |
| 16 | GAGeorgia | $127,820 | $99,110 | $161,270 | 5,510 | $132,741 |
| 17 | ILIllinois | $127,270 | $101,990 | $162,070 | 11,570 | $127,323 |
| 18 | SCSouth Carolina | $126,880 | $100,490 | $161,270 | 6,390 | $135,340 |
| 19 | NCNorth Carolina | $125,940 | $97,460 | $161,330 | 9,640 | $133,516 |
| 20 | KSKansas | $125,750 | $100,360 | $159,660 | 2,420 | $139,617 |
| 21 | AZArizona | $124,810 | $100,720 | $154,870 | 3,630 | $123,971 |
| 22 | MEMaine | $124,810 | $105,340 | $158,410 | 800 | $128,604 |
| 23 | NMNew Mexico | $124,670 | $99,170 | $173,540 | 670 | $135,199 |
| 24 | HIHawaii | $124,650 | $83,380 | $169,680 | 130 | $113,369 |
| 25 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $124,420 | $107,990 | $165,860 | 50 | $113,211 |
| 26 | RIRhode Island | $124,120 | $102,830 | $161,210 | 940 | $121,353 |
| 27 | MNMinnesota | $123,580 | $98,400 | $160,810 | 5,080 | $125,308 |
| 28 | ALAlabama | $122,520 | $92,350 | $160,380 | 3,620 | $137,937 |
| 29 | INIndiana | $121,500 | $98,740 | $157,830 | 9,400 | $130,185 |
| 30 | MTMontana | $120,690 | $96,530 | $155,260 | 270 | $127,519 |
| 31 | MIMichigan | $120,660 | $97,090 | $148,360 | 14,320 | $125,404 |
| 32 | OKOklahoma | $120,570 | $90,760 | $145,610 | 2,140 | $137,256 |
| 33 | FLFlorida | $119,870 | $86,090 | $161,970 | 9,480 | $115,913 |
| 34 | TNTennessee | $119,430 | $92,090 | $155,240 | 6,310 | $129,999 |
| 35 | OROregon | $119,420 | $95,460 | $145,900 | 3,150 | $115,537 |
| 36 | MSMississippi | $118,660 | $95,220 | $151,780 | 2,290 | $136,465 |
| 37 | ARArkansas | $118,120 | $96,860 | $163,210 | 2,560 | $135,869 |
| 38 | MOMissouri | $117,660 | $91,120 | $146,110 | 4,110 | $129,557 |
| 39 | NDNorth Dakota | $116,050 | $97,360 | $146,710 | 490 | $130,453 |
| 40 | UTUtah | $115,290 | $94,150 | $145,430 | 2,590 | $116,615 |
| 41 | VTVermont | $114,150 | $92,820 | $140,260 | 480 | $116,530 |
| 42 | AKAlaska | $113,280 | $94,140 | $146,990 | 410 | $110,669 |
| 43 | NVNevada | $112,270 | $87,170 | $141,570 | 1,620 | $112,294 |
| 44 | KYKentucky | $112,250 | $91,490 | $145,070 | 6,430 | $124,502 |
| 45 | WVWest Virginia | $111,760 | $95,480 | $141,750 | 1,000 | $124,876 |
| 46 | OHOhio | $109,340 | $88,500 | $138,560 | 14,290 | $117,856 |
| 47 | PAPennsylvania | $109,140 | $87,170 | $143,480 | 10,200 | $111,856 |
| 48 | SDSouth Dakota | $107,490 | $96,530 | $132,470 | 720 | $121,340 |
| 49 | IDIdaho | $107,340 | $85,720 | $135,640 | 1,210 | $112,405 |
| 50 | NENebraska | $107,200 | $87,550 | $133,840 | 2,160 | $118,975 |
| 51 | IAIowa | $106,510 | $90,990 | $133,140 | 3,620 | $121,362 |
| 52 | GUGuam | $100,470 | $81,820 | $131,600 | 40 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For biomass power plant managers, that changes the ranking: Delaware leads on raw pay at $153,000, while Wyoming leads once prices are taken into account at $163,436.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Biomass Power Plant Manager pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays biomass power plant managers the most?
Delaware reports the highest median wage for biomass power plant managers at $153,000 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Wyoming ($151,490) and Massachusetts ($148,050).
Which state pays biomass power plant managers the least?
Among the 49 reporting states and DC, Iowa reports the lowest median for biomass power plant managers at $106,510 a year, $46,490 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, Puerto Rico reports $129,740 and Guam reports $100,470.
In which states do biomass power plant managers earn over $100,000?
All 49 reporting states and DC: even the lowest, Iowa, has a median of $106,510 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Is the highest-paying state the best for biomass power plant managers after cost of living?
Not on this data. Delaware pays the most on paper ($153,000) but ranks 2nd of 50 once each median is divided by the state's BEA Regional Price Parity ($153,294). Wyoming leads after that adjustment at $163,436, from a raw median of $151,490. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.