Antioch water operator salary, 2025

Antioch is a city in Contra Costa County. 28 people worked as water operators for Antioch in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $114,664, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Antioch?

Official pay range, water distribution operators1

$65,856 to $112,176

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for water distribution operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$114,664

average base pay $92,038

The largest group of Antioch's water operators (12 of 28) hold the title Water Distribution Operator II, with an official range of $72,684 to $88,356. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $98,440, $10,084 above the top of the range.

Water operators
28
26 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$65,856
bottom of the Water Distribution Operator I range
Median total pay
$110,418
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
153rd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Antioch 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

Water distribution operators

  1. Water Distribution Operator I$65,856 to $80,052 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Distribution Operator II$72,684 to $88,356 · 12 people
    $98,440
  3. Lead Water Distribution Operator$80,256 to $97,548 · 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Water Distribution Supervisor$92,280 to $112,176 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Treatment Plant Oper W/ D3-D5$105,060 to $126,840 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Treatment Plant Opr W/ T4 D3-D5$110,016 to $132,840 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water Treatment Plant Opr W/ T5 D3-D5$114,972 to $138,876 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Water Treatment Plant Supervisor$127,404 to $154,848 · 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 Antioch pay water operators more than other employers in Contra Costa County?

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

Full-year water operators at Antioch earned $32,589 less than the Contra Costa County average and $9,062 less than the California average.

Where does Antioch rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Antioch ranks 153rd of 300, below the middle employer.

Antioch
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 13 employers in Contra Costa County

Antioch ranks 12th of 13, below the middle employer.

Antioch
$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k

Middle employer: $140,113

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 Antioch

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 Antioch's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$11,200
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$23,608
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Antioch

What is the average water operator salary at Antioch?

Water operators at Antioch who worked the full year earned an average of $114,664 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $110,418: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $65,856 to $112,176.

How much overtime do water operators at Antioch earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $12,942 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $11,566: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Antioch get?

The most common pension formula among Antioch's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $11,200 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Antioch figures

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

How we read the data