Nevada County water operator salary, 2025

8 people worked as water operators for Nevada County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $107,052, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Nevada County?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$80,511 to $126,124

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

$107,052

average base pay $93,326

Water operators
8
6 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$80,511
bottom of the Waste Water Treatment Systems Operator III range
Median total pay
$106,306
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
189th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Nevada 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

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Waste Water Treatment Systems Operator III$80,511 to $98,287 · 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Waste Water Plant Operations Supervisor$103,313 to $126,124 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Temporary Waste Water Treatment Systems Operator IRange not reported · fewer than 5 people
    not reported

Wastewater collection operators

  1. Waste Water Collection Supervisor$82,133 to $100,267 · 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 Nevada County pay water operators more than other employers in Nevada County?

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

Full-year water operators at Nevada County earned $4,659 more than the Nevada County average and $16,674 less than the California average.

Where does Nevada County rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Nevada County ranks 189th of 300, below the middle employer.

Nevada County
$50k$100k$150k$200k

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 Nevada 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% at 60
the most common formula among Nevada County's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$39,832
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$25,582
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Nevada County

What is the average water operator salary at Nevada County?

Water operators at Nevada County who worked the full year earned an average of $107,052 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $106,306: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $80,511 to $126,124.

How much overtime do water operators at Nevada County earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $4,795 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $4,050: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Nevada County get?

The most common pension formula among Nevada County's water operators is 2% at 60, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $39,832 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Nevada County

Sources for the Nevada County figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Nevada 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.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Nevada County.

How we read the data