Central Marin Sanitation Agency water operator salary, 2025

Central Marin Sanitation Agency is a joint powers authority in Marin County: a public agency that two or more public agencies set up by agreement to run a shared service.1 11 people worked as water operators for Central Marin Sanitation Agency in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $140,074, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Central Marin Sanitation Agency?

Official pay range2

$83,242 to $154,115

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators2

$140,074

average base pay $124,045

Water operators
11
10 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$83,242
bottom of the Operator In Training range
Median total pay
$145,375
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
58th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Central Marin Sanitation Agency 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.2

  1. Operator In Training$83,242 to $91,773 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Operator I$109,527 to $115,004 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Operator III$133,132 to $139,788 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Lead Operator$146,776 to $154,115 · 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 Central Marin Sanitation Agency pay water operators more than other employers in Marin County?

Average total pay of full-year water operators: Central Marin Sanitation Agency next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.2

Full-year water operators at Central Marin Sanitation Agency earned $7,091 more than the Marin County average and $16,348 more than the California average.

Where does Central Marin Sanitation Agency rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.2

All 300 California employers

Central Marin Sanitation Agency ranks 58th of 300, above the middle employer.

Central Marin Sanitation Agency
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 8 employers in Marin County

Central Marin Sanitation Agency ranks 4th of 8, above the middle employer.

Central Marin Sanitation Agency
$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $139,445

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 Marin Sanitation Agency

As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year water operator, on top of wages.2

Pension formula
2% at 62
the most common formula among Central Marin Sanitation Agency's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$11,684
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$23,833
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Central Marin Sanitation Agency

What is the average water operator salary at Central Marin Sanitation Agency?

Water operators at Central Marin Sanitation Agency who worked the full year earned an average of $140,074 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $145,375: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $83,242 to $154,115.

How much overtime do water operators at Central Marin Sanitation Agency earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $6,273 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $3,512: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Central Marin Sanitation Agency get?

The most common pension formula among Central Marin Sanitation Agency's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $11,684 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Central Marin Sanitation Agency figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Central Marin Sanitation Agency 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. California Government Code, section 6502: public agencies may jointly exercise their common powers by agreement.
  2. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Central Marin Sanitation Agency.

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