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re: How much are plant operators at the LNG plants making per hour?
Posted on 12/25/25 at 6:46 pm to Cosmo
Posted on 12/25/25 at 6:46 pm to Cosmo
LOL. I don't really care if you believe me. There is a reason people are driving down to Cheniere, Cameron, Venture, etc.
It's not for $140K and a reach around.
It's not for $140K and a reach around.
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Posted on 12/25/25 at 6:53 pm to theunknownknight
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Maybe intro-pay
But LULZ after that
I make $54/hr as a CCR operator at a major company along the river. Just got my last check for the year and my annual gross was $190k. I have 11 years experience and am at top pay, which increases ~2% each year as an inflation adjustment. A very close relative is also an engineer here with many years of experience as well. I made about 50% more than him.
Now obviously if you take some senior engineer 30 years into his career (The field itself doesn't really have a ceiling in some cases), he could definitely be making more. But on average and overwhelmingly so, an operator is financially taking care of his family significantly more.
I can't say this for a fact, but I'm pretty sure most of our production crew made more than the actual plant manager, whom is also an engineer LSU grad himself.
Also, ask me anything
This post was edited on 12/25/25 at 6:56 pm
Posted on 12/25/25 at 7:04 pm to ShunnedHuman
Unless it’s a top engineer/ management level engineers don’t make that much.
Posted on 12/25/25 at 7:05 pm to Dicky
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I make $54/hr as a CCR operator at a major company along the river. Just got my last check for the year and my annual gross was $190k.
Congrats on your nearly 1000 hours of overtime
Posted on 12/25/25 at 7:13 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Not really. At $55 per hour $190k can be reached with less than 500 hours overtime with built in holidays and overtime the last 4 hours of each shift.
Posted on 12/25/25 at 7:14 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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Congrats on your nearly 1000 hours of overtime
That's nothing. When I was at one plant we had one ole baw who had nearly 3000 hours overtime. Couple others with 2500. Pretty much worked 6-7 days a week and 16 hours a day.
We can debate whether thats legit or sleep time but I know for a fact he made over 300K a year. Think he was a machinist or something.
Not heresay either. Seen the OT reports.
Posted on 12/25/25 at 7:18 pm to DiamondDog
I’ve lived that life. It’s for real. 18 hour days. 5am-11pm and Vice versa. As many as we wanted. Busted 100 hours a week many times in my young days.
Posted on 12/25/25 at 7:23 pm to STATigerFan
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Average starting pay is around $80k a year and average top out is around $130k a year. Those are true for where I work. Thats based on 40 hours a week. Not counting built in overtime and holidays.
Nobody is making over 115k without overtime.
Posted on 12/25/25 at 7:26 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
I don’t know a single operator with more than two years experience that has made less than 130k in the last five years.
And I have friends that hate ot and stay at less than two hundred hours each year. They are around 150 or more at those hours.
And I have friends that hate ot and stay at less than two hundred hours each year. They are around 150 or more at those hours.
This post was edited on 12/25/25 at 7:27 pm
Posted on 12/25/25 at 7:27 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
If you do count the “ ot” on the last 4 hours of each shift then yes some of us are. Without coming into work and refusing all offered overtime it is true at some places.
Posted on 12/25/25 at 7:36 pm to DiamondDog
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1000 hours of overtime
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That's nothing.
Posted on 12/25/25 at 7:54 pm to UncleRuckus
Up to my post zero actual information on pay had been provided. Just conjecture that was way off. You really are an operator, a dumbass wrench hand that thinks he's smart 
Posted on 12/25/25 at 8:02 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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I didnt make excuses a long time ago and went to college. I make a lot more than $50 an hour and don’t have to work at a plant
I went to college, got a degree, worked white collar. Hated white collar work and the cock sucking office environment and people.
I chose to transition from white collar to a plant nine years ago. Best decision I ever made. Enjoy the work, the people, the pay and benefits. frick a Monday through Friday gig. Give me shift work any day.
Posted on 12/25/25 at 8:06 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
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Nobody is making over 115k without overtime.
You’re wrong. Plenty make that on a 40 hour base salary. That’s around $55 an hour basically.
Posted on 12/25/25 at 8:12 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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Congrats on your nearly 1000 hours of overtime
If you have a strong work ethic and want it, it is there for the taking. The job is meant for both mentally and physically strong men--I sense you have a problem with that by your sarcastic comment and I am sorry I offended you. My post was purely informative and gives a roundhouse estimate to OPs original question.
Posted on 12/25/25 at 8:14 pm to Dicky
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The job is meant for both mentally and physically strong men--I sense you have a problem with that by your sarcastic comment and I am sorry I offended you.
Strong men raise their family
Posted on 12/25/25 at 8:39 pm to AllDayEveryDay
I am an engineer with 10 years experience and make about $75/hr. Yeah some of these guys make much more, but I work less than 40 hours a week and it if I don’t feel like driving to work, I work from home. I am home every night and weekend and never miss any of my kids stuff, even if it’s in the middle of a work day. I’ll take 50k less a year for that flexibility, yall can have the OT.
Posted on 12/25/25 at 9:01 pm to DiamondDog
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It's not for $140K and a reach around.
You guys are getting reach arounds?! Wtf I should've negotiated better
Posted on 12/25/25 at 9:03 pm to Dicky
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A very close relative is also an engineer here with many years of experience as well. I made about 50% more than him.
He must work at a sucky plant then
An experienced engineer at Exxon is beating your best salary
Posted on 12/25/25 at 9:04 pm to Merica
There’s pros to being an engineer for sure. But it’s nice to hit a 3 day set of overtime and make a couple thousand extra on a check too. The unit I work in is overstaffed most of the time so we can take off at the last minute if we need to. We also do shift swaps to take get days off to do things with family and stuff. Works out well most of the time. I rarely miss an activity for my kids and wife and make a great living. My situation is not the norm for sure though.
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