Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin) water operator salary, 2025

Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin) is a sanitary district in Marin County. 12 people worked as water operators for Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin) in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $138,816, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin)?

Official pay range, wastewater collection operators1

$80,964 to $125,904

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

$138,816

average base pay $123,972

Water operators
12
12 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$80,964
bottom of the Collection System Operator I range
Median total pay
$138,410
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
63rd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin) 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. Collection System Operator I$80,964 to $103,332 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Collection System Operator II$85,068 to $108,564 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Collection System Operator III$91,608 to $116,916 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Collection System Operator Lead$98,652 to $125,904 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Plant Operator-In-Training$85,068 to $108,564 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Plant Operator Grade III$108,888 to $138,972 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Plant Operator Lead$117,264 to $149,652 · 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 Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin) pay water operators more than other employers in Marin County?

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

Full-year water operators at Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin) earned $5,833 more than the Marin County average and $15,090 more than the California average.

Where does Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin) rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin) ranks 63rd of 300, above the middle employer.

Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin)
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 8 employers in Marin County

Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin) ranks 5th of 8, below the middle employer.

Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin)
$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $139,445

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 Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin)

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 Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin)'s water operators
Employer pension contribution
$12,164
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$23,047
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin)

What is the average water operator salary at Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin)?

Water operators at Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin) who worked the full year earned an average of $138,816 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $138,410: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $80,964 to $125,904.

How much overtime do water operators at Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin) earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $6,465 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $4,264: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin) get?

The most common pension formula among Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin)'s water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $12,164 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin) figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin) 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 Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin).

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