Galt water operator salary, 2025

Galt is a city in Sacramento County. 10 people worked as water operators for Galt in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $84,020, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Galt?

Official pay range, water system operators1

$55,037 to $74,578

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

$84,020

average base pay $70,725

Water operators
10
8 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$55,037
bottom of the Water System Op I range
Median total pay
$83,109
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
270th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Galt 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 System Op I$55,037 to $67,561 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water System Op II$60,769 to $74,578 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Wastewater System Op I$55,333 to $67,924 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater System Op II$61,095 to $74,978 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Wastewater System Operator III$73,081 to $89,686 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Wastewater Plant Supervisor$91,478 to $111,197 · 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 Galt pay water operators more than other employers in Sacramento County?

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

Full-year water operators at Galt earned $41,650 less than the Sacramento County average and $39,706 less than the California average.

Where does Galt rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Galt ranks 270th of 300, below the middle employer.

Galt
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 11 employers in Sacramento County

Galt ranks 11th of 11, below the middle employer.

Galt
$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 Galt

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 Galt's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$6,775
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$9,679
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Galt

What is the average water operator salary at Galt?

Water operators at Galt who worked the full year earned an average of $84,020 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $83,109: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $55,037 to $74,578.

How much overtime do water operators at Galt earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $2,580 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $1,366: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Galt get?

The most common pension formula among Galt's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $6,775 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Galt figures

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

How we read the data