Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey) water operator salary, 2025

Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey) is a sanitary district in Monterey County. 7 people worked as water operators for Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey) in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $136,455, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey)?

Official pay range1

$96,529 to $178,534

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$136,455

average base pay $127,781

Water operators
7
6 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$96,529
bottom of the Plant Operator II range
Median total pay
$144,808
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
74th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey) 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 II$96,529 to $117,332 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Senior Operator$106,548 to $129,516 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Chief Plant Operator$146,880 to $178,534 · 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 Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey) pay water operators more than other employers in Monterey County?

Average total pay of full-year water operators: Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey) next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year water operators at Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey) earned $10,051 more than the Monterey County average and $12,729 more than the California average.

Where does Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey) rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey) ranks 74th of 300, above the middle employer.

Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey)
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 5 employers in Monterey County

Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey) ranks 2nd of 5, above the middle employer.

Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey)
$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $130,281

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 Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey)

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 Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey)'s water operators
Employer pension contribution
$10,202
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$30,187
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey)

What is the average water operator salary at Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey)?

Water operators at Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey) who worked the full year earned an average of $136,455 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $144,808: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $96,529 to $178,534.

How much overtime do water operators at Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey) earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $3,052 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,523: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey) get?

The most common pension formula among Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey)'s water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $10,202 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey) figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey) 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 Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey).

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