Clearlake Oaks Water District water operator salary, 2025

Clearlake Oaks Water District is a water district in Lake County. 6 people worked as water operators for Clearlake Oaks Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $98,742, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Clearlake Oaks Water District?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$42,723 to $104,271

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for wastewater treatment operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$98,742

average base pay $86,071

Water operators
6
5 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$42,723
bottom of the Operator In Training (OIT) range
Median total pay
$91,426
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
226th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Clearlake Oaks 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

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Operator In Training (OIT)$42,723 to $69,888 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Waste Plant Operator II$52,520 to $75,491 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Chief Plant Operator$73,341 to $104,271 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Chief Plant Operator$73,341 to $104,271 · 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 Clearlake Oaks Water District pay water operators more than other employers in Lake County?

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

Full-year water operators at Clearlake Oaks Water District earned $14,401 more than the Lake County average and $24,984 less than the California average.

Where does Clearlake Oaks 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

Clearlake Oaks Water District ranks 226th of 300, below the middle employer.

Clearlake Oaks Water District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

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 Clearlake Oaks 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 Clearlake Oaks Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$7,179
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$17,247
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Clearlake Oaks Water District

What is the average water operator salary at Clearlake Oaks Water District?

Water operators at Clearlake Oaks Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $98,742 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $91,426: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $42,723 to $104,271.

How much overtime do water operators at Clearlake Oaks Water District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $6,098 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $5,162: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Clearlake Oaks Water District get?

The most common pension formula among Clearlake Oaks Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $7,179 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Clearlake Oaks Water District figures

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

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