Manteca water operator salary, 2025

Manteca is a city in San Joaquin County. 32 people worked as water operators for Manteca in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $122,165, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Manteca?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$85,795 to $125,076

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

$122,165

average base pay $96,656

The largest group of Manteca's water operators (7 of 32) hold the title Wastewater Plant Operator III, with an official range of $85,795 to $104,285. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $123,649, $19,364 above the top of the range.

Water operators
32
29 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$55,316
bottom of the Wastewater Maintenance Worker II range
Median total pay
$128,516
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
129th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Manteca 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 III$85,795 to $104,285 · 7 people
    $123,649
  2. Lead Wastewater Plant Operator$92,230 to $112,106 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Wastewater Collect Syst Supervisor$97,945 to $119,050 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Wastewater Operations Supervisor$102,900 to $125,076 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water distribution operators

  1. Water Distribution Operator I$70,642 to $85,866 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Distribution Operator II$77,863 to $94,643 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water Distribution Operator III$85,795 to $104,285 · 6 people
    $132,469
  4. Lead Water Distribution Operator$92,230 to $112,106 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Water Distribution Supervisor$95,790 to $116,440 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater collection operators

  1. Wastewater Maintenance Worker II$55,316 to $67,237 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater Maintenance Worker III$61,002 to $74,148 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Treatment Operator$96,885 to $117,764 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Treatment Oper Supervisor$102,900 to $125,076 · 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 Manteca pay water operators more than other employers in San Joaquin County?

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

Full-year water operators at Manteca earned $2,723 more than the San Joaquin County average and $1,561 less than the California average.

Where does Manteca rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Manteca ranks 129th of 300, above the middle employer.

Manteca
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 7 employers in San Joaquin County

Manteca ranks 5th of 7, below the middle employer.

Manteca
$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 Manteca

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 Manteca's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$10,554
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$22,851
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Manteca

What is the average water operator salary at Manteca?

Water operators at Manteca who worked the full year earned an average of $122,165 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $128,516: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $85,795 to $125,076.

How much overtime do water operators at Manteca earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $16,978 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $14,163: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Manteca get?

The most common pension formula among Manteca's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $10,554 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Manteca figures

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

How we read the data