Georgetown Divide Public Utility District water operator salary, 2025

Georgetown Divide Public Utility District is a public utility district in El Dorado County. 9 people worked as water operators for Georgetown Divide Public Utility District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $96,027, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Georgetown Divide Public Utility District?

Official pay range, water distribution operators1

$55,390 to $82,597

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

$96,027

average base pay $79,889

Water operators
9
6 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$55,390
bottom of the Distribution Operator I range
Median total pay
$91,417
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
235th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Georgetown Divide Public Utility 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

Water distribution operators

  1. Distribution Operator I$55,390 to $67,330 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Distribution Operator II$67,954 to $82,597 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Treatment Plant Operator II$68,640 to $83,429 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Treatment Plant Operator III$78,770 to $95,742 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water Treatment Plant Operator Lead$86,632 to $105,290 · 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 Georgetown Divide Public Utility District pay water operators more than other employers in El Dorado County?

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

Full-year water operators at Georgetown Divide Public Utility District earned $16,976 less than the El Dorado County average and $27,699 less than the California average.

Where does Georgetown Divide Public Utility District rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Georgetown Divide Public Utility District ranks 235th of 300, below the middle employer.

Georgetown Divide Public Utility District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

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 Georgetown Divide Public Utility 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 Georgetown Divide Public Utility District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$10,403
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$25,060
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Georgetown Divide Public Utility District

What is the average water operator salary at Georgetown Divide Public Utility District?

Water operators at Georgetown Divide Public Utility District who worked the full year earned an average of $96,027 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $91,417: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $55,390 to $82,597.

How much overtime do water operators at Georgetown Divide Public Utility District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $9,633 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $9,866: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Georgetown Divide Public Utility District get?

The most common pension formula among Georgetown Divide Public Utility District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $10,403 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Georgetown Divide Public Utility District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Georgetown Divide Public Utility 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 Georgetown Divide Public Utility District.

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