Ross Valley Sanitary District water operator salary, 2025
Ross Valley Sanitary District is a sanitary district in Marin County. 18 people worked as water operators for Ross Valley Sanitary District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $149,886, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at Ross Valley Sanitary District?
Official pay range1
$84,376 to $148,448
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title
Most of Ross Valley Sanitary District's water operators (12 of 18) hold the title Collection System Worker II, with an official range of $100,296 to $128,006. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $146,893, $18,887 above the top of the range.
- Water operators
- 18
- 12 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $84,376
- bottom of the Collection System Worker I range
- Median total pay
- $145,014
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 38th
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at Ross Valley Sanitary District 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
- Collection System Worker Ifewer than 5
- Collection System Worker II$146,893
- Senior Collection System Workerfewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Ross Valley Sanitary District pay water operators more than other employers in Marin County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: Ross Valley Sanitary District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Ross Valley Sanitary District$149,886
- All employers in Marin County$132,983
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at Ross Valley Sanitary District earned $16,903 more than the Marin County average and $26,160 more than the California average.
Where does Ross Valley Sanitary District rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
Ross Valley Sanitary District ranks 38th of 300, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $116,210
The 8 employers in Marin County
Ross Valley Sanitary District ranks 2nd of 8, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $139,445
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 Ross Valley Sanitary District
As reported by the agency. 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 Ross Valley Sanitary District's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $15,507
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $28,326
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at Ross Valley Sanitary District
What is the average water operator salary at Ross Valley Sanitary District?
Water operators at Ross Valley Sanitary District who worked the full year earned an average of $149,886 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $145,014: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $84,376 to $148,448.
How much overtime do water operators at Ross Valley Sanitary District earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $14,379 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $11,852: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at Ross Valley Sanitary District get?
The most common pension formula among Ross Valley Sanitary District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $15,507 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Ross Valley Sanitary District figures
Every person who held a water operator position at Ross Valley Sanitary District 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 Ross Valley Sanitary District.