Lodi water operator salary, 2025

Lodi is a city in San Joaquin County. 14 people worked as water operators for Lodi in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $135,150, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Lodi?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$77,282 to $121,037

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for wastewater treatment operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$135,150

average base pay $99,825

Water operators
14
14 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$77,282
bottom of the Wastewater Plant Operator II range
Median total pay
$142,140
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
80th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Lodi 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 treatment operators

  1. Wastewater Plant Operator II$77,282 to $93,936 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater Plant Operator III$85,010 to $103,330 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Wastewater Operations Supervisor$99,578 to $121,037 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water and wastewater operators

  1. Water/Wastewater Supervisor$84,673 to $102,924 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Plant Operator III$85,010 to $103,330 · 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 Lodi pay water operators more than other employers in San Joaquin County?

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

Full-year water operators at Lodi earned $15,708 more than the San Joaquin County average and $11,424 more than the California average.

Where does Lodi rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Lodi ranks 80th of 300, above the middle employer.

Lodi
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 7 employers in San Joaquin County

Lodi ranks 3rd of 7, above the middle employer.

Lodi
$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $122,992

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 Lodi

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 55
the most common formula among Lodi's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$4,207
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$17,852
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Lodi

What is the average water operator salary at Lodi?

Water operators at Lodi who worked the full year earned an average of $135,150 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $142,140: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $77,282 to $121,037.

How much overtime do water operators at Lodi earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $26,053 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $17,254: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Lodi get?

The most common pension formula among Lodi's water operators is 2% at 55, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $4,207 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Lodi figures

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

How we read the data