Calistoga water operator salary, 2025

Calistoga is a city in Napa County. 6 people worked as water operators for Calistoga in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $117,249, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Calistoga?

Official pay range1

$79,110 to $119,088

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$117,249

average base pay $99,460

Water operators
6
6 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$79,110
bottom of the Plant Operator I range
Median total pay
$119,076
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
148th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Calistoga 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$79,110 to $96,714 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Plant Operator II$89,343 to $109,227 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Senior Plant Operator$97,984 to $119,088 · 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 Calistoga pay water operators more than other employers in Napa County?

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

Full-year water operators at Calistoga earned $8,140 less than the Napa County average and $6,477 less than the California average.

Where does Calistoga rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Calistoga ranks 148th of 300, above the middle employer.

Calistoga
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 5 employers in Napa County

Calistoga ranks 5th of 5, below the middle employer.

Calistoga
$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 Calistoga

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 Calistoga's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$9,328
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$14,332
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Calistoga

What is the average water operator salary at Calistoga?

Water operators at Calistoga who worked the full year earned an average of $117,249 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $119,076: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $79,110 to $119,088.

How much overtime do water operators at Calistoga earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $7,129 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $7,498: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Calistoga get?

The most common pension formula among Calistoga's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $9,328 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Calistoga figures

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

How we read the data