Delano water operator salary, 2025

Delano is a city in Kern County. 25 people worked as water operators for Delano in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $89,974, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Delano?

Official pay range, water distribution operators1

$46,680 to $80,328

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for water distribution operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$89,974

average base pay $65,902

Water operators
25
21 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$46,680
bottom of the Water Distribution Operator I range
Median total pay
$85,236
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
254th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Delano 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

Water distribution operators

  1. Water Distribution Operator I$46,680 to $56,772 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Distribution Operator II$51,576 to $62,700 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water Distribution Operator III$54,156 to $65,844 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Water Distribution Supervisor$66,060 to $80,328 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater collection operators

  1. Wastewater Collections System Operator I$48,084 to $58,464 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Wastewater Plant Operator - Training$48,084 to $58,464 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. WWTP Grade II Operator$64,752 to $78,732 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. WWTP Grade III Operator$75,144 to $91,368 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. WWTP Supervisor (Grade III Operator)$78,984 to $96,036 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Production Operator I$54,156 to $65,844 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Production Operator II$59,796 to $72,708 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water Production Operator III$69,408 to $84,384 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Water Production Supervisor$84,720 to $102,996 · 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 Delano pay water operators more than other employers in Kern County?

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

Full-year water operators at Delano earned $9,193 less than the Kern County average and $33,752 less than the California average.

Where does Delano rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Delano ranks 254th of 300, below the middle employer.

Delano
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 10 employers in Kern County

Delano ranks 6th of 10, below the middle employer.

Delano
$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $92,144

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 Delano

As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year water operator, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
2.7% at 57
the most common formula among Delano's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$18,383
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$17,144
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Delano

What is the average water operator salary at Delano?

Water operators at Delano who worked the full year earned an average of $89,974 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $85,236: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $46,680 to $80,328.

How much overtime do water operators at Delano earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $14,558 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $10,086: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Delano get?

The most common pension formula among Delano's water operators is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $18,383 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Delano figures

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

How we read the data