Rohnert Park water operator salary, 2025

Rohnert Park is a city in Sonoma County. 13 people worked as water operators for Rohnert Park in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $99,346, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Rohnert Park?

Official pay range, wastewater collection operators1

$61,876 to $76,270

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

$99,346

average base pay $82,334

Water operators
13
7 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$61,876
bottom of the 5400 Collection System Op I/II range
Median total pay
$98,583
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
222nd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Rohnert Park 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. 5400 Collection System Op I/II$61,876 to $76,270 · 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water distribution operators

  1. 5600 Water Distribution Op I/II$61,876 to $76,270 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. 5610 Water Distribution Op III$75,390 to $91,637 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. 5625 Water Distribution Supervisor$85,297 to $103,679 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water system operators

  1. 5650 Water System Operator I/II$61,876 to $83,019 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. 5660 Water System Operator III$75,390 to $91,637 · 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 Rohnert Park pay water operators more than other employers in Sonoma County?

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

Full-year water operators at Rohnert Park earned $15,924 less than the Sonoma County average and $24,380 less than the California average.

Where does Rohnert Park rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Rohnert Park ranks 222nd of 300, below the middle employer.

Rohnert Park
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 7 employers in Sonoma County

Rohnert Park ranks 6th of 7, below the middle employer.

Rohnert Park
$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $114,481

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 Rohnert Park

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 Rohnert Park's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$9,369
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$13,255
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Rohnert Park

What is the average water operator salary at Rohnert Park?

Water operators at Rohnert Park who worked the full year earned an average of $99,346 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $98,583: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $61,876 to $76,270.

How much overtime do water operators at Rohnert Park earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $2,380 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $1,892: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Rohnert Park get?

The most common pension formula among Rohnert Park's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $9,369 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Rohnert Park figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Rohnert Park 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 Rohnert Park.

How we read the data