Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura) water operator salary, 2025

Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura) is a sanitary district in Ventura County. 8 people worked as water operators for Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura) in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $152,955, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura)?

Official pay range, wastewater collection operators1

$89,419 to $151,091

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

$152,955

average base pay $132,114

Water operators
8
6 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$89,419
bottom of the Collection Systems Operator II range
Median total pay
$155,100
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
30th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura) 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 Systems Operator II$89,419 to $120,973 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Collection Systems Operator IV$108,950 to $147,410 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Lead Collection Systems Operator IV$116,675 to $151,091 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Treatment Plant Operator II$93,954 to $127,109 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Treatment Plant Operator IV$114,462 to $154,856 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Sr Treatment Plant Operator IV$120,266 to $162,698 · 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 Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura) pay water operators more than other employers in Ventura County?

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

Full-year water operators at Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura) earned $41,319 more than the Ventura County average and $29,229 more than the California average.

Where does Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura) rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura) ranks 30th of 300, above the middle employer.

Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura)
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 11 employers in Ventura County

Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura) ranks 2nd of 11, above the middle employer.

Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura)
$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $112,325

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 Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura)

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 Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura)'s water operators
Employer pension contribution
$14,710
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$25,568
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura)

What is the average water operator salary at Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura)?

Water operators at Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura) who worked the full year earned an average of $152,955 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $155,100: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $89,419 to $151,091.

How much overtime do water operators at Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura) earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $17,177 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $18,569: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura) get?

The most common pension formula among Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura)'s water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $14,710 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura) figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura) 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 Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura).

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