American Canyon water operator salary, 2025

American Canyon is a city in Napa County. 7 people worked as water operators for American Canyon in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $123,101.

What is the average water operator salary at American Canyon?

Official pay range1

$83,554 to $136,578

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$123,101

average base pay $109,217

Water operators
7
7 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$83,554
bottom of the Plant Operator I range
Median total pay
$121,104
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
126th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at American Canyon pay?

Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1

  1. Plant Operator I$83,554 to $101,546 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Plant Operator II$92,206 to $112,091 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Plant Operator III$101,795 to $123,739 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Chief Plant Operator$112,363 to $136,578 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does American Canyon pay water operators more than other employers in Napa County?

Average total pay of full-year water operators: American Canyon next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year water operators at American Canyon earned $2,288 less than the Napa County average and $625 less than the California average.

Where does American Canyon rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1

All 300 California employers

American Canyon ranks 126th of 300, above the middle employer.

American Canyon
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 5 employers in Napa County

American Canyon ranks 3rd of 5, level with the middle employer.

American Canyon
$120k$140k

Middle employer: $123,101

Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.

Pension and health cover at American Canyon

As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year water operator, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
2% at 62
the most common formula among American Canyon's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$9,171
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$19,784
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at American Canyon

What is the average water operator salary at American Canyon?

Water operators at American Canyon who worked the full year earned an average of $123,101 in 2025. The middle water operator earned $121,104: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $83,554 to $136,578.

How much overtime do water operators at American Canyon earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $1,790 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $166: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at American Canyon get?

The most common pension formula among American Canyon's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $9,171 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the American Canyon figures

Every person who held a water operator position at American Canyon at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with a lot of overtime. Every figure covers at least 5 people.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by American Canyon.

How we read the data