Napa water operator salary, 2025
Napa is a city in Napa County. 25 people worked as water operators for Napa in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $118,234, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at Napa?
Official pay range, water distribution operators1
$71,914 to $135,864
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for water distribution operators, the largest group
The largest group of Napa's water operators (7 of 25) hold the title UT55 Water Treatment Operator, with an official range of $106,787 to $129,011. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $138,054, $9,043 above the top of the range.
- Water operators
- 25
- 20 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $71,914
- bottom of the UT45 Water Distribution Operator I range
- Median total pay
- $121,584
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 146th
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at Napa 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 distribution operators
- UT45 Water Distribution Operator Ifewer than 5
- UT46 Water Distribution Operator II$101,054
- UT48 Water Distribution Operator Leadfewer than 5
- UT49 Water Distribution Supervisorfewer than 5
Water treatment operators
- UT55 Water Treatment Operator$138,054
- UT40 Advanced Water Treatment Operafewer than 5
- UT42 Sr Water Treatment Operatorfewer 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 pay water operators more than other employers in Napa County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: Napa next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Napa$118,234
- All employers in Napa County$125,389
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at Napa earned $7,155 less than the Napa County average and $5,492 less than the California average.
Where does Napa rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
Napa ranks 146th of 300, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $116,210
The 5 employers in Napa County
Napa ranks 4th of 5, below the middle employer.
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
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 Napa's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $8,875
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $18,742
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at Napa
What is the average water operator salary at Napa?
Water operators at Napa who worked the full year earned an average of $118,234 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $121,584: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $71,914 to $135,864.
How much overtime do water operators at Napa earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $3,878 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $3,440: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at Napa get?
The most common pension formula among Napa's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $8,875 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Napa County
- St. Helena$151,859 average total pay
- Napa Sanitation District$129,696 average total pay
- American Canyon$123,101 average total pay
- Calistoga$117,249 average total pay
- Yountvillewater operator pay
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Sources for the Napa figures
Every person who held a water operator position at Napa 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 Napa.