Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa) water operator salary, 2025

Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa) is a sanitary district in Contra Costa County. 10 people worked as water operators for Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa) in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $140,839.

What is the average water operator salary at Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa)?

Official pay range, wastewater collection operators1

$98,583 to $144,986

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

$140,839

average base pay $131,158

Water operators
10
10 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$98,583
bottom of the Operator I range
Median total pay
$137,218
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
54th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa) 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. Operator I$98,583 to $119,829 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Operator II$108,441 to $131,811 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Operator III$119,280 to $144,986 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Plant Operator III$119,280 to $144,986 · 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 Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa) pay water operators more than other employers in Contra Costa County?

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

Full-year water operators at Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa) earned $6,414 less than the Contra Costa County average and $17,113 more than the California average.

Where does Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa) rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa) ranks 54th of 300, above the middle employer.

Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa)
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 13 employers in Contra Costa County

Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa) ranks 6th of 13, above the middle employer.

Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa)
$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k

Middle employer: $140,113

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 Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa)

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 Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa)'s water operators
Employer pension contribution
$15,448
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$33,432
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa)

What is the average water operator salary at Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa)?

Water operators at Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa) who worked the full year earned an average of $140,839 in 2025. The middle water operator earned $137,218: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $98,583 to $144,986.

How much overtime do water operators at Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa) earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $1,977 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $1,726: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa) get?

The most common pension formula among Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa)'s water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $15,448 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa) figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa) 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 Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa).

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