Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District water operator salary, 2025

Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District is a sewer district in Solano County. 18 people worked as water operators for Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $142,415, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District?

Official pay range1

$91,062 to $164,174

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$142,415

average base pay $134,794

Most of Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District's water operators (12 of 18) hold the title Wastewater Plant Operator Lead, with an official range of $120,141 to $150,176. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $144,308, within the range.

Water operators
18
15 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$91,062
bottom of the Wastewater Plant Operator range
Median total pay
$148,510
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
50th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Fairfield-Suisun Sewer 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

  1. Wastewater Plant Operator$91,062 to $113,818 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater Plant Operator Lead$120,141 to $150,176 · 12 people
    $144,308
  3. Wastewater Plant Operator Senior$131,310 to $164,174 · 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 Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District pay water operators more than other employers in Solano County?

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

Full-year water operators at Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District earned $688 more than the Solano County average and $18,689 more than the California average.

Where does Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District ranks 50th of 300, above the middle employer.

Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 7 employers in Solano County

Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District ranks 4th of 7, level with the middle employer.

Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District
$140k

Middle employer: $142,415

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 Fairfield-Suisun Sewer 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 Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$15,952
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$29,238
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District

What is the average water operator salary at Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District?

Water operators at Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District who worked the full year earned an average of $142,415 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $148,510: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $91,062 to $164,174.

How much overtime do water operators at Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $4,488 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $4,335: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District get?

The most common pension formula among Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $15,952 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Fairfield-Suisun Sewer 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 Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District.

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