Cloverdale water operator salary, 2025

Cloverdale is a city in Sonoma County. 6 people worked as water operators for Cloverdale in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $134,803, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Cloverdale?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$67,501 to $116,084

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

$134,803

average base pay $91,974

Water operators
6
6 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$67,501
bottom of the Wastewater Operator In Training range
Median total pay
$135,110
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
83rd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Cloverdale 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. Wastewater Operator In Training$67,501 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater Treatment Plant Op I$68,706 to $83,512 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Senior Wastewater Plant Operator$95,502 to $116,084 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water system operators

  1. Water Operator In Training$67,501 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Treatment Plant Operator II$90,088 to $109,503 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Senior Water Plant Operator$100,970 to $122,730 · 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 Cloverdale pay water operators more than other employers in Sonoma County?

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

Full-year water operators at Cloverdale earned $19,533 more than the Sonoma County average and $11,077 more than the California average.

Where does Cloverdale rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Cloverdale ranks 83rd of 300, above the middle employer.

Cloverdale
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 7 employers in Sonoma County

Cloverdale ranks 3rd of 7, above the middle employer.

Cloverdale
$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $114,481

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 Cloverdale

As reported by the city. 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 Cloverdale's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$9,760
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$23,382
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Cloverdale

What is the average water operator salary at Cloverdale?

Water operators at Cloverdale who worked the full year earned an average of $134,803 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $135,110: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $67,501 to $116,084.

How much overtime do water operators at Cloverdale earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $12,398 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $11,278: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Cloverdale get?

The most common pension formula among Cloverdale's water operators is 2% at 55, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $9,760 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Cloverdale figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Cloverdale 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 Cloverdale.

How we read the data