Lakeport water operator salary, 2025

Lakeport is a city in Lake County. 5 people worked as water operators for Lakeport in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $70,535, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Lakeport?

Official pay range, other operator titles1

$51,864 to $74,988

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for other operator titles, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$70,535

average base pay $63,677

Water operators
5
5 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$51,864
bottom of the Utility Operator II range
Median total pay
$75,756
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
291st
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Lakeport 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

Other operator titles

  1. Utility Operator II$51,864 to $66,192 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Utility Operator III$58,752 to $74,988 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water and wastewater operators

  1. Water/Wastewater Treatment Supervisor$78,456 to $100,116 · 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 Lakeport pay water operators more than other employers in Lake County?

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

Full-year water operators at Lakeport earned $13,806 less than the Lake County average and $53,191 less than the California average.

Where does Lakeport rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Lakeport ranks 291st of 300, below the middle employer.

Lakeport
$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 Lakeport

As reported by the city. 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 Lakeport's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$7,536
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$23,810
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Lakeport

What is the average water operator salary at Lakeport?

Water operators at Lakeport who worked the full year earned an average of $70,535 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $75,756: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $51,864 to $74,988.

How much overtime do water operators at Lakeport earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $4,250 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $3,337: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Lakeport get?

The most common pension formula among Lakeport's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $7,536 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Lake County

Sources for the Lakeport figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Lakeport 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 Lakeport.

How we read the data