Folsom water operator salary, 2025

Folsom is a city in Sacramento County. 5 people worked as water operators for Folsom in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $125,137, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Folsom?

Official pay range, water system operators1

$82,959 to $113,076

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$125,137

average base pay $90,946

Water operators
5
5 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$82,959
bottom of the Water Dist Oper III M55 range
Median total pay
$127,797
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
120th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Folsom 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 system operators

  1. Water Dist Oper III M55$82,959 to $105,091 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Dist Chief Oper M58$89,263 to $113,076 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Treat Plant Oper III M60$89,263 to $113,076 · 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 Folsom pay water operators more than other employers in Sacramento County?

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

Full-year water operators at Folsom earned $533 less than the Sacramento County average and $1,411 more than the California average.

Where does Folsom rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Folsom ranks 120th of 300, above the middle employer.

Folsom
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 11 employers in Sacramento County

Folsom ranks 4th of 11, above the middle employer.

Folsom
$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $113,104

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 Folsom

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 Folsom's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$41,177
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$15,780
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Folsom

What is the average water operator salary at Folsom?

Water operators at Folsom who worked the full year earned an average of $125,137 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $127,797: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $82,959 to $113,076.

How much overtime do water operators at Folsom earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $24,857 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $25,680: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Folsom get?

The most common pension formula among Folsom's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $41,177 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Folsom figures

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

How we read the data