Novato Sanitary District (Marin) water operator salary, 2025

Novato Sanitary District (Marin) is a sanitary district in Marin County. 5 people worked as water operators for Novato Sanitary District (Marin) in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $97,488, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Novato Sanitary District (Marin)?

Official pay range1

$81,306 to $108,957

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$97,488

average base pay $85,370

Water operators
5
5 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$81,306
bottom of the Collection System Worker I range
Median total pay
$108,695
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
228th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Novato Sanitary District (Marin) 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. Collection System Worker I$81,306 to $98,827 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Collection System Worker II$89,639 to $108,957 · 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 Novato Sanitary District (Marin) pay water operators more than other employers in Marin County?

Average total pay of full-year water operators: Novato Sanitary District (Marin) next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year water operators at Novato Sanitary District (Marin) earned $35,495 less than the Marin County average and $26,238 less than the California average.

Where does Novato Sanitary District (Marin) rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Novato Sanitary District (Marin) ranks 228th of 300, below the middle employer.

Novato Sanitary District (Marin)
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 8 employers in Marin County

Novato Sanitary District (Marin) ranks 8th of 8, below the middle employer.

Novato Sanitary District (Marin)
$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $139,445

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 Novato Sanitary District (Marin)

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 Novato Sanitary District (Marin)'s water operators
Employer pension contribution
$6,754
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$23,918
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Novato Sanitary District (Marin)

What is the average water operator salary at Novato Sanitary District (Marin)?

Water operators at Novato Sanitary District (Marin) who worked the full year earned an average of $97,488 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $108,695: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $81,306 to $108,957.

How much overtime do water operators at Novato Sanitary District (Marin) earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $3,736 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $3,149: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Novato Sanitary District (Marin) get?

The most common pension formula among Novato Sanitary District (Marin)'s water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $6,754 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Novato Sanitary District (Marin) figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Novato Sanitary District (Marin) 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 Novato Sanitary District (Marin).

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