Reedley water operator salary, 2025

Reedley is a city in Fresno County. 10 people worked as water operators for Reedley in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $84,951.

What is the average water operator salary at Reedley?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$47,920 to $117,055

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for wastewater treatment operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$84,951

average base pay $71,759

Water operators
10
7 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$47,920
bottom of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator I range
Median total pay
$79,484
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
266th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Reedley 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 treatment operators

  1. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator I$47,920 to $59,997 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator II$52,895 to $66,225 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator III$58,385 to $73,100 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Assistant Wastewater Systems Supervisor$86,822 to $108,696 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Wastewater Systems Supervisor$93,498 to $117,055 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater collection operators

  1. Sewer Collection System Maintenance Worker$50,346 to $63,036 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Senior Sewer Collection System Maintenance Worker$55,572 to $69,577 · 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 Reedley pay water operators more than other employers in Fresno County?

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

Full-year water operators at Reedley earned $176 more than the Fresno County average and $38,775 less than the California average.

Where does Reedley rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Reedley ranks 266th of 300, below the middle employer.

Reedley
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 5 employers in Fresno County

Reedley ranks 2nd of 5, above the middle employer.

Reedley
$80k

Middle employer: $79,047

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 Reedley

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 Reedley's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$7,544
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$13,002
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Reedley

What is the average water operator salary at Reedley?

Water operators at Reedley who worked the full year earned an average of $84,951 in 2025. The middle water operator earned $79,484: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $47,920 to $117,055.

How much overtime do water operators at Reedley earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $921 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $652: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Reedley get?

The most common pension formula among Reedley's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $7,544 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Reedley figures

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

How we read the data