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re: How much are plant operators at the LNG plants making per hour?
Posted on 12/27/25 at 3:01 pm to Prominentwon
Posted on 12/27/25 at 3:01 pm to Prominentwon
Of course I have, I grew up building homes and working on a farm. That's why I chose to do something that didn't require physical work.
Some of y'all are so insecure about your jobs
Some of y'all are so insecure about your jobs
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Posted on 12/27/25 at 3:21 pm to DCtiger1
Operators don’t really do much physical work
You probably do more
You probably do more
This post was edited on 12/27/25 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 12/27/25 at 3:27 pm to Sun God
I know a lot of my buddies who are operators or on site rescue watch a lot of Netflix Posted on 12/27/25 at 3:31 pm to DCtiger1
Hey don’t reveal all our secrets. The OT is supposed to think we do 12 hours straight of back breaking work for pennies on the dollar.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 3:44 pm to DCtiger1
Ohhh we get plenty of arse time…. There’s no doubt. Also, if an operator pushes 250k they are absolutely going to miss some events. I’ve done it and I missed some things, swore I’d never with that much OT again. BUT, through promotions and yearly raises, I have to work less and less to active my income. Ops is a very front loaded career, at least it was for me. I have some built in advantages most don’t have, I work for one of the big 3 and my facility is non union. You don’t get promoted on time, you get promoted on ability. I told my wife going in, I’m going to go hard for 6 years to get where I want to go. Now, outside of my scheduled shift or turnarounds, I work when I want. These are my experiences and I absolutely can’t vouch for everyone. If they are lying, that’s on them…..this is common for the plant I work at.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 5:58 pm to DCtiger1
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There's only so many hours in a year. The issue is when you talk about making 150-250k, most seem to think working that much OT is normal.
Again, you don’t understand what that consists of. Just take a base salary, 40 hours a week, at 120k. Every shift worker has built in overtime on top of that. At my salary with built in overtime and just working 3 extra days a month I can hit very close to 200k, that’s just 36 hour of overtime a month. Because we schedule our overtime in 3 day sets, when I get all 3 days my 7th day is double time. So I get at least one double time day a month. It can be tiring working 9, 12 hour shifts in a row though. That’s not mentioning holidays, if I work a holiday I get paid 32 hour for working 12. It really does add up pretty quickly. I really haven’t seen operators get hurt feelings over others salaries, haven’t seen someone post how much they make and an operator get in their feelings. Maybe that’s a personal experience?
It’s not all sunshine and rainbows, especially if it’s not for you or you have a significant other you can’t trust. The shift worker divorce rate is pretty high (I don’t know the numbers, just going off what I see).
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:02 pm to STATigerFan
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Again, you don’t understand what that consists of. Just take a base salary, 40 hours a week, at 120k. Every shift worker has built in overtime on top of that. At my salary with built in overtime and just working 3 extra days a month I can hit very close to 200k, that’s just 36 hour of overtime a month.
436 hours of extra overtime on top of your 12 hour shifts and built in OT net you 10% less pay than every operator claims to make
Thanks for making my point though
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:03 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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You don’t make $250k and not live to work and not miss holidays or games, etc, etc
This is true for the most part. People that are making that much per year have a lot of overtime. The only people that might pull that in without a lot of overtime are nuclear plant workers. I don’t even know how much overtime they are allowed to work but their salaries are much higher than normal refinery salaries. It’s supposed to be a super stressful job though, because of the regulations and constant training.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:04 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
You’re a snarky little biotch. lol. You really do seem to have short man syndrome.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:05 pm to STATigerFan
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You’re a snarky little biotch. lol.
I’m just pointing out that most of these dudes in this thread are full of shite
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:06 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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436 hours of extra overtime on top of your 12 hour shifts
Yes, I’m scheduled for 14 days a month and I work 17 instead and make 200k.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:09 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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I’m just pointing out that most of these dudes in this thread are full of shite
It’s just a conversation man, no need to get all riled up. It’s about perception for the most part. They feel like they have a great home life and they are just answering questions about pay and stuff. If they like what they do and feel like they have a great family life who are you to say they don’t?
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:10 pm to STATigerFan
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feel like they have a great family life who are you to say they don’t?
I don’t have to, their ex wife(ves) do that for them
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:12 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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I don’t have to, their ex wife(ves) do that for them
Thankfully for you only operators get divorced….
Posted on 12/27/25 at 8:58 pm to STATigerFan
That's what I was getting at. Plus the stocks you get and bonuses all add to your gross pay, but "we all lie about that". It's a waste of energy trying to lay it out.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 8:59 pm to EzGo350
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That's what I was getting at. Plus the stocks you get and bonuses all add to your gross pay, but "we all lie about that". It's a waste of energy trying to lay it out.
How much are you baws getting in stock compensation?
Posted on 12/27/25 at 9:55 pm to indytiger
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So it seems to me that this operator, even while working a robust amount of overtime, is still at home more days per year than regular joe. Obviously these numbers can vary depending on vacation time, the way overtime is counted, work schedules, etc but you get my point.
What you’re missing is that it’s not a “normal” schedule. They are missing holidays, birthdays, other important events, etc…
Posted on 12/27/25 at 10:09 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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How much are you baws getting in stock compensation?
The plant I'm at, probably one of the least paying on the river. 200k is effortless. 15% discount on company stock (taxed as profit on backend). 6 percent free to retirement an additional 7 matched dollar for dollar. 5 percent bonus of gross with a multiplier.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 10:11 pm to Rougarou12
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200k is effortless
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15% discount on company stock
Shitty. I get a cash bonus and rsu’s every year
This post was edited on 12/27/25 at 10:12 pm
Posted on 12/27/25 at 10:11 pm to Rougarou12
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200k is effortless.
You have one or two willing to be honest, then posters saying completely asinine shite like this.
So tell us, how many effortless hours does it take you to make 200k?
This post was edited on 12/27/25 at 10:13 pm
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