Benicia water operator salary, 2025

Benicia is a city in Solano County. 12 people worked as water operators for Benicia in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $151,550, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Benicia?

Official pay range, water system operators1

$82,463 to $121,163

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$151,550

average base pay $113,946

Water operators
12
10 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$82,463
bottom of the Water Operator II range
Median total pay
$149,292
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
33rd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Benicia 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 system operators

  1. Water Operator II$82,463 to $100,235 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Operator III$90,710 to $110,258 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water Operator IV$99,681 to $121,163 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Wastewater Operator II$84,472 to $102,677 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater Operator III$92,919 to $112,944 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Wastewater Plant Supervisor$121,284 to $147,422 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Plant Supervisor$121,284 to $147,422 · 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 Benicia pay water operators more than other employers in Solano County?

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

Full-year water operators at Benicia earned $9,823 more than the Solano County average and $27,824 more than the California average.

Where does Benicia rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Benicia ranks 33rd of 300, above the middle employer.

Benicia
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 7 employers in Solano County

Benicia ranks 2nd of 7, above the middle employer.

Benicia
$140k

Middle employer: $142,415

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 Benicia

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

Pension formula
2.7% at 55
the most common formula among Benicia's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$12,957
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$20,860
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Benicia

What is the average water operator salary at Benicia?

Water operators at Benicia who worked the full year earned an average of $151,550 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $149,292: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $82,463 to $121,163.

How much overtime do water operators at Benicia earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $18,846 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $11,194: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Benicia get?

The most common pension formula among Benicia's water operators is 2.7% at 55, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $12,957 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Benicia figures

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

How we read the data