Oroville water operator salary, 2025

Oroville is a city in Butte County. 7 people worked as water operators for Oroville in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $61,724, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Oroville?

Official pay range1

$43,414 to $81,360

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$61,724

average base pay $54,964

Most of Oroville's water operators (7 of 7) hold the title 6000 Sewer, with an official range of $43,414 to $81,360. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $61,724, within the range.

Water operators
7
6 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$43,414
bottom of the 6000 Sewer range
Median total pay
$58,722
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
297th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Oroville 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. 6000 Sewer$43,414 to $81,360 · 7 people
    $61,724

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Oroville pay water operators more than other employers in Butte County?

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

Full-year water operators at Oroville earned $45,112 less than the Butte County average and $62,002 less than the California average.

Where does Oroville rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Oroville ranks 297th of 300, below the middle employer.

Oroville
$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 Oroville

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 Oroville's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$5,904
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$11,394
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Oroville

What is the average water operator salary at Oroville?

Water operators at Oroville who worked the full year earned an average of $61,724 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $58,722: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $43,414 to $81,360.

How much overtime do water operators at Oroville earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $2,346 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,215: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Oroville get?

The most common pension formula among Oroville's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $5,904 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Oroville figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Oroville 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 Oroville.

How we read the data