Groveland Community Services District water operator salary, 2025

Groveland Community Services District is a community services district in Tuolumne County. 9 people worked as water operators for Groveland Community Services District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $90,182, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Groveland Community Services District?

Official pay range, wastewater collection operators1

$56,081 to $75,244

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

$90,182

average base pay $70,806

Water operators
9
6 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$56,081
bottom of the Collections/Distribution System Operator I range
Median total pay
$84,456
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
253rd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Groveland Community Services 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

Wastewater collection operators

  1. Collections/Distribution System Operator I$56,081 to $68,167 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Collections/Distribution System Operator II$61,903 to $75,244 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water and wastewater operators

  1. Water/Wastewater Operator II$68,330 to $83,055 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Other operator titles

  1. Chief Plant Operator$94,193 to $114,492 · 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 Groveland Community Services District pay water operators more than other employers in Tuolumne County?

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

Full-year water operators at Groveland Community Services District earned $3,310 less than the Tuolumne County average and $33,544 less than the California average.

Where does Groveland Community Services District rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Groveland Community Services District ranks 253rd of 300, below the middle employer.

Groveland Community Services 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 Groveland Community Services 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 Groveland Community Services District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$6,795
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$14,080
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Groveland Community Services District

What is the average water operator salary at Groveland Community Services District?

Water operators at Groveland Community Services District who worked the full year earned an average of $90,182 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $84,456: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $56,081 to $75,244.

How much overtime do water operators at Groveland Community Services District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $7,916 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $4,804: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Groveland Community Services District get?

The most common pension formula among Groveland Community Services District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $6,795 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Groveland Community Services District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Groveland Community Services 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 Groveland Community Services District.

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