Madera County water operator salary, 2025
12 people worked as water operators for Madera County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $93,435, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at Madera County?
Official pay range1
$56,904 to $98,476
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title
- Water operators
- 12
- 9 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $56,904
- bottom of the Water/Wastewater Operator I range
- Median total pay
- $91,854
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 241st
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at Madera 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 Operator Ifewer than 5
- Water/Wastewater Operator IIfewer than 5
- Water/Wastewater Operations Supervisorfewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Madera County pay water operators more than other employers in Madera County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: Madera County next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Madera County$93,435
- All employers in Madera County$93,435
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at Madera County earned the same as the Madera County average and $30,291 less than the California average.
Where does Madera County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
Madera County ranks 241st 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 Madera County
As reported by the county. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year water operator, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2.7% at 55
- the most common formula among Madera County's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $20,447
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $15,945
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at Madera County
What is the average water operator salary at Madera County?
Water operators at Madera County who worked the full year earned an average of $93,435 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $91,854: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $56,904 to $98,476.
How much overtime do water operators at Madera County earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $15,595 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $11,802: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at Madera County get?
The most common pension formula among Madera County's water operators is 2.7% at 55, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $20,447 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Madera County
Sources for the Madera County figures
Every person who held a water operator position at Madera 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 Madera County.