Pinole water operator salary, 2025

Pinole is a city in Contra Costa County. 6 people worked as water operators for Pinole in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $138,432, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Pinole?

Official pay range1

$100,932 to $157,909

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$138,432

average base pay $127,807

Water operators
6
6 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$100,932
bottom of the WWTP Operator range
Median total pay
$134,204
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
66th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Pinole 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. WWTP Operator$100,932 to $122,683 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. WWTP Senior Operator$113,700 to $138,204 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. WWTP Operations Supervisor$129,912 to $157,909 · 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 Pinole pay water operators more than other employers in Contra Costa County?

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

Full-year water operators at Pinole earned $8,821 less than the Contra Costa County average and $14,706 more than the California average.

Where does Pinole rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Pinole ranks 66th of 300, above the middle employer.

Pinole
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 13 employers in Contra Costa County

Pinole ranks 9th of 13, below the middle employer.

Pinole
$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k

Middle employer: $140,113

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 Pinole

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 Pinole's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$9,824
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$24,226
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Pinole

What is the average water operator salary at Pinole?

Water operators at Pinole who worked the full year earned an average of $138,432 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $134,204: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $100,932 to $157,909.

How much overtime do water operators at Pinole earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $4,790 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $4,092: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Pinole get?

The most common pension formula among Pinole's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $9,824 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Pinole figures

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

How we read the data