Anderson water operator salary, 2025

Anderson is a city in Shasta County. 7 people worked as water operators for Anderson in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $98,783, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Anderson?

Official pay range, wastewater collection operators1

$46,446 to $72,134

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for wastewater collection operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$98,783

average base pay $84,239

Water operators
7
7 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$46,446
bottom of the Collections System Operator I range
Median total pay
$96,017
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
225th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Anderson 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

Wastewater collection operators

  1. Collections System Operator I$46,446 to $62,233 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Collections System Lead Operator$52,830 to $72,134 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water system operators

  1. Chief Water Operator III$58,989 to $79,061 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. WWTP Operator$59,238 to $79,393 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. WWTP Supervisor$62,254 to $83,428 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Chief WWTP Operator$84,802 to $113,589 · 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 Anderson pay water operators more than other employers in Shasta County?

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

Full-year water operators at Anderson earned $6,251 less than the Shasta County average and $24,943 less than the California average.

Where does Anderson rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Anderson ranks 225th of 300, below the middle employer.

Anderson
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

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 Anderson

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 Anderson's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$8,264
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$19,132
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Anderson

What is the average water operator salary at Anderson?

Water operators at Anderson who worked the full year earned an average of $98,783 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $96,017: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $46,446 to $72,134.

How much overtime do water operators at Anderson earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $12,612 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $12,717: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Anderson get?

The most common pension formula among Anderson's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $8,264 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Anderson figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Anderson 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 Anderson.

How we read the data