Camrosa Water District water operator salary, 2025

Camrosa Water District is a water district in Ventura County. 8 people worked as water operators for Camrosa Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $105,738, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Camrosa Water District?

Official pay range, other operator titles1

$77,325 to $103,100

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for other operator titles, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$105,738

average base pay $89,342

Most of Camrosa Water District's water operators (6 of 8) hold the title System Operator II, with an official range of $77,325 to $97,945. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $97,371, within the range.

Water operators
8
8 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$77,325
bottom of the System Operator II range
Median total pay
$100,607
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
194th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Camrosa Water District 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

Other operator titles

  1. System Operator II$77,325 to $97,945 · 6 people
    $97,371
  2. System Operator III$82,480 to $103,100 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Chief Plant Operator$92,790 to $134,030 · 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 Camrosa Water District pay water operators more than other employers in Ventura County?

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

Full-year water operators at Camrosa Water District earned $5,898 less than the Ventura County average and $17,988 less than the California average.

Where does Camrosa Water District rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Camrosa Water District ranks 194th of 300, below the middle employer.

Camrosa Water District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 11 employers in Ventura County

Camrosa Water District ranks 8th of 11, below the middle employer.

Camrosa Water District
$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $112,325

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 Camrosa Water District

As reported by the agency. 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 Camrosa Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$8,114
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$26,832
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Camrosa Water District

What is the average water operator salary at Camrosa Water District?

Water operators at Camrosa Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $105,738 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $100,607: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $77,325 to $103,100.

How much overtime do water operators at Camrosa Water District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $12,610 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $12,293: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Camrosa Water District get?

The most common pension formula among Camrosa Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $8,114 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Camrosa Water District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Camrosa Water District 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 Camrosa Water District.

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