Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) water operator salary, 2025

Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) is a sanitation district in Sacramento County. 77 people worked as water operators for Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $150,278, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer)?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$85,384 to $164,757

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

$150,278

average base pay $117,933

The largest group of Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer)'s water operators (38 of 77) hold the title Wastewater Treatment Plant Op II, with an official range of $94,141 to $114,421. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $129,476, $15,055 above the top of the range.

Water operators
77
69 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$65,541
bottom of the Treatment Plant Op I range
Median total pay
$144,778
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
37th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) 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 Op I$85,384 to $103,771 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater Treatment Plant Op II$94,141 to $114,421 · 38 people
    $129,476
  3. Senior Wastewater Treatment Plant Op$114,691 to $139,402 · 22 people
    $158,657
  4. Wastewater Treatment Plant Ops Supervisor$135,554 to $164,757 · 11 people
    $213,541

Water treatment operators

  1. Treatment Plant Op I$65,541 to $79,664 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Treatment Plant Op II$72,072 to $87,589 · 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 Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) pay water operators more than other employers in Sacramento County?

Average total pay of full-year water operators: Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year water operators at Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) earned $24,608 more than the Sacramento County average and $26,552 more than the California average.

Where does Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) ranks 37th of 300, above the middle employer.

Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer)
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 11 employers in Sacramento County

Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) ranks 1st of 11, above the middle employer.

Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer)
$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $113,104

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 Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer)

As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year water operator, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
2.611% at 62
the most common formula among Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer)'s water operators
Employer pension contribution
$27,302
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$24,059
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer)

What is the average water operator salary at Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer)?

Water operators at Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) who worked the full year earned an average of $150,278 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $144,778: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $85,384 to $164,757.

How much overtime do water operators at Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $21,986 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $17,905: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) get?

The most common pension formula among Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer)'s water operators is 2.611% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $27,302 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) 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 Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer).

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