Lake County water operator salary, 2025
7 people worked as water operators for Lake County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $83,846, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at Lake County?
Official pay range1
$48,922 to $92,726
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title
- Water operators
- 7
- 6 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $48,922
- bottom of the Water/Wastewater Treatment Pl Op Trainee range
- Median total pay
- $83,236
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 273rd
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at Lake County 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/Wastewater Treatment Pl Op Traineefewer than 5
- Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Op Ifewer than 5
- Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Op IIfewer than 5
- Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Op IIIfewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Lake County pay water operators more than other employers in Lake County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: Lake County next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Lake County$83,846
- All employers in Lake County$84,341
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at Lake County earned $495 less than the Lake County average and $39,880 less than the California average.
Where does Lake County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
Lake County ranks 273rd of 300, below the middle employer.
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 Lake County
As reported by the county. 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 Lake County's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $6,814
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $13,235
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at Lake County
What is the average water operator salary at Lake County?
Water operators at Lake County who worked the full year earned an average of $83,846 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $83,236: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $48,922 to $92,726.
How much overtime do water operators at Lake County earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $9,774 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $11,260: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at Lake County get?
The most common pension formula among Lake County's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $6,814 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Lake County
- Clearlake Oaks Water District$98,742 average total pay
- Lakeport$70,535 average total pay
- Hidden Valley Lake Community Services Districtwater operator pay
- Konocti County Water Districtwater operator pay
- Highest water operator salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Teacher salaries in Lake CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Lake County figures
Every person who held a water operator position at Lake County 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 Lake County.