El Paso De Robles water operator salary, 2025
El Paso De Robles is a city in San Luis Obispo County. 10 people worked as water operators for El Paso De Robles in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $89,814, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at El Paso De Robles?
Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1
$69,203 to $98,673
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for wastewater treatment operators, the largest group
The largest group of El Paso De Robles's water operators (5 of 10) hold the title 3203 Treatment Plant Operator II, with an official range of $69,203 to $87,781. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $87,404, within the range.
- Water operators
- 10
- 9 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $69,203
- bottom of the 3203 Treatment Plant Operator II range
- Median total pay
- $88,200
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 255th
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at El Paso De Robles 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
- 3203 Treatment Plant Operator II$87,404
- 3303 Treatment Plant Operator IIIfewer than 5
Water treatment operators
- 3203 Treatment Plant Operator IIfewer than 5
Water distribution operators
- 3500 Water Distribution Chief Operfewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does El Paso De Robles pay water operators more than other employers in San Luis Obispo County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: El Paso De Robles next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- El Paso De Robles$89,814
- All employers in San Luis Obispo County$95,785
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at El Paso De Robles earned $5,971 less than the San Luis Obispo County average and $33,912 less than the California average.
Where does El Paso De Robles rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
El Paso De Robles ranks 255th of 300, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $116,210
The 7 employers in San Luis Obispo County
El Paso De Robles ranks 4th of 7, level with the middle employer.
Middle employer: $89,814
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 El Paso De Robles
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 El Paso De Robles's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $6,632
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $26,410
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at El Paso De Robles
What is the average water operator salary at El Paso De Robles?
Water operators at El Paso De Robles who worked the full year earned an average of $89,814 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $88,200: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $69,203 to $98,673.
How much overtime do water operators at El Paso De Robles earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $4,444 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $1,402: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at El Paso De Robles get?
The most common pension formula among El Paso De Robles's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $6,632 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the El Paso De Robles figures
Every person who held a water operator position at El Paso De Robles 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.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by El Paso De Robles.