Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) water operator salary, 2025

Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) is a sanitary district in Santa Barbara County. 14 people worked as water operators for Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $96,865.

What is the average water operator salary at Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara)?

Official pay range, wastewater collection operators¹

$66,768 to $108,649

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for wastewater collection operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators¹

$96,865

average base pay $93,137

Water operators: 14; 12 of them worked the full year
Starting salary: $66,768; bottom of the Collection System Maintenance Technician I range
Median total pay: $95,914; the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank: 233rd; of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) 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 collection operators

Collection System Maintenance Technician I$66,768 to $85,195 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5
Collection System Maintenance Technician II$77,459 to $98,817 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5
Collection System Maintenance Technician III$85,114 to $108,649 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

Treatment Plant Operator I$72,821 to $92,947 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5
Treatment Plant Operator II$81,578 to $104,108 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5
Treatment Plant Operator III$91,208 to $116,401 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5
Senior Plant Operator (IV)$102,981 to $131,446 · 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 Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) pay water operators more than other employers in Santa Barbara County?

Average total pay of full-year water operators: Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.¹

Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara)$96,865
All employers in Santa Barbara County$120,906
All employers in California$123,726

Full-year water operators at Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) earned $24,041 less than the Santa Barbara County average and $26,861 less than the California average.

Where does Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) ranks 233rd of 300, below the middle employer.

Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara)

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

Middle employer: $116,210

The 10 employers in Santa Barbara County

Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) ranks 9th of 10, below the middle employer.

Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara)

$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $115,039

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 Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara)

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 Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara)'s water operators
Employer pension contribution: $9,095; average per year
Health, dental and vision: $24,554; average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara)

What is the average water operator salary at Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara)?

Water operators at Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) who worked the full year earned an average of $96,865 in 2025. The middle water operator earned $95,914: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $66,768 to $108,649.

How much overtime do water operators at Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $1,783 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $847: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) get?

The most common pension formula among Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara)'s water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $9,095 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) 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 Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara).

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