Davis water operator salary, 2025

Davis is a city in Yolo County. 20 people worked as water operators for Davis in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $116,783, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Davis?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$69,846 to $129,949

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

$116,783

average base pay $90,348

The largest group of Davis's water operators (5 of 20) hold the title WWTP Operator III, with an official range of $92,965 to $112,999. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $120,127, $7,128 above the top of the range.

Water operators
20
18 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$59,596
bottom of the Water Distribution Operator I range
Median total pay
$108,330
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
150th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Davis 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. WWTP Operator In Training$69,846 to $84,898 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. WWTP Operator III$92,965 to $112,999 · 5 people
    $120,127
  3. WWTP Operations Supervisor$106,909 to $129,949 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water distribution operators

  1. Water Distribution Operator I$59,596 to $72,439 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Distribution Operator II$65,555 to $79,683 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water Distribution Supervisor$82,929 to $100,800 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water system operators

  1. Water System Operator$69,288 to $84,220 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water System Operator Lead$76,217 to $92,642 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Production Operator Lead$76,190 to $92,609 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Production System Supervisor$87,619 to $106,500 · 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 Davis pay water operators more than other employers in Yolo County?

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

Full-year water operators at Davis earned $1,468 less than the Yolo County average and $6,943 less than the California average.

Where does Davis rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Davis ranks 150th of 300, above the middle employer.

Davis
$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 Davis

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 62
the most common formula among Davis's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$41,249
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$21,217
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Davis

What is the average water operator salary at Davis?

Water operators at Davis who worked the full year earned an average of $116,783 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $108,330: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $69,846 to $129,949.

How much overtime do water operators at Davis earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $17,951 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $6,966: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Davis get?

The most common pension formula among Davis's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $41,249 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Davis figures

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

How we read the data