Carmichael Water District water operator salary, 2025

Carmichael Water District is an irrigation district in Sacramento County. 9 people worked as water operators for Carmichael Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $108,507, overtime included.

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

Official pay range1

$53,225 to $106,170

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$108,507

average base pay $94,164

Water operators
9
6 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$53,225
bottom of the Distribution Operator I range
Median total pay
$108,648
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
181st
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Carmichael 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

  1. Distribution Operator I$53,225 to $60,159 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Distribution Operator II$82,949 to $93,756 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Distribution Operator III$93,933 to $106,170 · 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 Carmichael Water District pay water operators more than other employers in Sacramento County?

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

Full-year water operators at Carmichael Water District earned $17,163 less than the Sacramento County average and $15,219 less than the California average.

Where does Carmichael 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

Carmichael Water District ranks 181st of 300, below the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $116,210

The 11 employers in Sacramento County

Carmichael Water District ranks 7th of 11, below the middle employer.

Carmichael Water District
$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $113,104

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 Carmichael 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 Carmichael Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$11,508
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$31,173
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Carmichael Water District

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

Water operators at Carmichael Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $108,507 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $108,648: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $53,225 to $106,170.

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

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $4,630 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $5,120: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Carmichael Water District get?

The most common pension formula among Carmichael Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $11,508 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Carmichael Water District figures

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

How we read the data