Martinez water operator salary, 2025

Martinez is a city in Contra Costa County. 6 people worked as water operators for Martinez in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $135,719, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Martinez?

Official pay range1

$102,937 to $159,950

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$135,719

average base pay $120,600

Water operators
6
6 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$102,937
bottom of the 1041 Water Treatment Plant Operator range
Median total pay
$129,817
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
76th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Martinez 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

  1. 1041 Water Treatment Plant Operator$102,937 to $125,121 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. 1042 Senior Wtp Operator$122,611 to $149,034 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. 1037 Wtp Operations Supervisor$131,591 to $159,950 · 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 Martinez pay water operators more than other employers in Contra Costa County?

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

Full-year water operators at Martinez earned $11,534 less than the Contra Costa County average and $11,993 more than the California average.

Where does Martinez rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Martinez ranks 76th of 300, above the middle employer.

Martinez
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 13 employers in Contra Costa County

Martinez ranks 10th of 13, below the middle employer.

Martinez
$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k

Middle employer: $140,113

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 Martinez

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 Martinez's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$11,820
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$25,140
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Martinez

What is the average water operator salary at Martinez?

Water operators at Martinez who worked the full year earned an average of $135,719 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $129,817: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $102,937 to $159,950.

How much overtime do water operators at Martinez earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $4,708 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $5,301: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Martinez get?

The most common pension formula among Martinez's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $11,820 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Martinez figures

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

How we read the data