Napa Sanitation District water operator salary, 2025

Napa Sanitation District is a sanitation district in Napa County. 21 people worked as water operators for Napa Sanitation District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $129,696, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Napa Sanitation District?

Official pay range, wastewater collection operators1

$84,971 to $135,777

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

$129,696

average base pay $111,502

The largest group of Napa Sanitation District's water operators (6 of 21) hold the title Collection System Worker II, with an official range of $95,864 to $116,531. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $124,602, $8,071 above the top of the range.

Water operators
21
15 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$84,971
bottom of the Collection System Worker I range
Median total pay
$131,918
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
107th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Napa Sanitation District 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 Worker I$84,971 to $103,270 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Collection System Worker II$95,864 to $116,531 · 6 people
    $124,602
  3. Collection System Worker III$105,918 to $128,737 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Collection System Technician$111,730 to $135,777 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Operator II$110,374 to $134,163 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Operator III$121,892 to $148,156 · 6 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Reclamation System Supervisor$135,368 to $164,539 · 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 Napa Sanitation District pay water operators more than other employers in Napa County?

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

Full-year water operators at Napa Sanitation District earned $4,307 more than the Napa County average and $5,970 more than the California average.

Where does Napa Sanitation District rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Napa Sanitation District ranks 107th of 300, above the middle employer.

Napa Sanitation District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 5 employers in Napa County

Napa Sanitation District ranks 2nd of 5, above the middle employer.

Napa Sanitation District
$120k$140k

Middle employer: $123,101

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 Napa Sanitation District

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 Napa Sanitation District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$12,954
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$24,633
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Napa Sanitation District

What is the average water operator salary at Napa Sanitation District?

Water operators at Napa Sanitation District who worked the full year earned an average of $129,696 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $131,918: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $84,971 to $135,777.

How much overtime do water operators at Napa Sanitation District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $14,076 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $11,943: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Napa Sanitation District get?

The most common pension formula among Napa Sanitation District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $12,954 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Napa Sanitation District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Napa Sanitation District 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 Napa Sanitation District.

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