Brentwood water operator salary, 2025

Brentwood is a city in Contra Costa County. 16 people worked as water operators for Brentwood in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $140,113, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Brentwood?

Official pay range, wastewater collection operators1

$88,443 to $134,890

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

$140,113

average base pay $115,192

Water operators
16
13 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$88,443
bottom of the Wastewater Collection System Worker I range
Median total pay
$151,317
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
57th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Brentwood 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. Wastewater Collection System Worker I$88,443 to $107,503 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater Collection System Worker II$88,443 to $107,503 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Senior Wastewater Collection System Worker$97,508 to $118,522 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Wastewater Collection System Supervisor$110,974 to $134,890 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator II$100,537 to $122,204 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator III$110,974 to $134,890 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Senior Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator$122,495 to $148,893 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor$135,211 to $164,350 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water distribution operators

  1. Water Distribution Supervisor$121,137 to $147,243 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Production Supervisor$121,137 to $147,243 · 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 Brentwood pay water operators more than other employers in Contra Costa County?

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

Full-year water operators at Brentwood earned $7,140 less than the Contra Costa County average and $16,387 more than the California average.

Where does Brentwood rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Brentwood ranks 57th of 300, above the middle employer.

Brentwood
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 13 employers in Contra Costa County

Brentwood ranks 7th of 13, level with the middle employer.

Brentwood
$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 Brentwood

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 Brentwood's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$13,935
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$20,559
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Brentwood

What is the average water operator salary at Brentwood?

Water operators at Brentwood who worked the full year earned an average of $140,113 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $151,317: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $88,443 to $134,890.

How much overtime do water operators at Brentwood earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $8,813 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $5,764: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Brentwood get?

The most common pension formula among Brentwood's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $13,935 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Brentwood figures

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

How we read the data