Pittsburg water operator salary, 2025
Pittsburg is a city in Contra Costa County. 7 people worked as water operators for Pittsburg in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $139,943, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at Pittsburg?
Official pay range1
$68,220 to $151,212
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title
- Water operators
- 7
- 5 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $68,220
- bottom of the Water Plant Apprentice Operator range
- Median total pay
- $151,804
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 60th
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at Pittsburg 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
- Water Plant Apprentice Operatorfewer than 5
- Water Plant Operatorfewer than 5
- Water Treatment Plant Supervisorfewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Pittsburg pay water operators more than other employers in Contra Costa County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: Pittsburg next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Pittsburg$139,943
- All employers in Contra Costa County$147,253
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at Pittsburg earned $7,310 less than the Contra Costa County average and $16,217 more than the California average.
Where does Pittsburg rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
Pittsburg ranks 60th of 300, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $116,210
The 13 employers in Contra Costa County
Pittsburg ranks 8th of 13, below the middle employer.
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 Pittsburg
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 Pittsburg's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $9,763
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $24,583
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at Pittsburg
What is the average water operator salary at Pittsburg?
Water operators at Pittsburg who worked the full year earned an average of $139,943 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $151,804: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $68,220 to $151,212.
How much overtime do water operators at Pittsburg earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $16,000 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $14,668: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at Pittsburg get?
The most common pension formula among Pittsburg's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $9,763 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Contra Costa County
- Delta Diablo$156,717 average total pay
- Mountain View Sanitary District (Contra Costa)$142,076 average total pay
- Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa)$140,839 average total pay
- Brentwood$140,113 average total pay
- Pinole$138,432 average total pay
- Martinez$135,719 average total pay
- Highest water operator salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Teacher salaries in Contra Costa CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Pittsburg figures
Every person who held a water operator position at Pittsburg 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.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Pittsburg.