Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) water operator salary, 2025

Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) is a sanitary district in Contra Costa County. 30 people worked as water operators for Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $163,134, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa)?

Official pay range1

$92,024 to $155,279

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$163,134

average base pay $135,353

The largest group of Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa)'s water operators (12 of 30) hold the title Plant Operator, with an official range of $108,673 to $131,476. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $144,280, $12,804 above the top of the range.

Water operators
30
28 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$92,024
bottom of the Plant Operator III range
Median total pay
$161,404
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
18th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) 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 III$92,024 to $119,448 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Plant Operator$108,673 to $131,476 · 12 people
    $144,280
  3. Pumping Stations Operator$113,867 to $137,827 · 7 people
    $158,744
  4. Pumping Stations Operator III - Temp$125,382 to $151,685 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Senior Plant Operator$128,238 to $155,279 · 9 people
    $191,689

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) pay water operators more than other employers in Contra Costa County?

Average total pay of full-year water operators: Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year water operators at Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) earned $15,881 more than the Contra Costa County average and $39,408 more than the California average.

Where does Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) ranks 18th of 300, above the middle employer.

Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa)
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 13 employers in Contra Costa County

Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) ranks 3rd of 13, above the middle employer.

Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa)
$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 Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa)

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 55
the most common formula among Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa)'s water operators
Employer pension contribution
$21,745
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$35,200
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa)

What is the average water operator salary at Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa)?

Water operators at Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) who worked the full year earned an average of $163,134 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $161,404: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $92,024 to $155,279.

How much overtime do water operators at Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $7,035 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $3,917: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) get?

The most common pension formula among Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa)'s water operators is 2% at 55, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $21,745 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) 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 Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa).

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