Sacramento Suburban Water District water operator salary, 2025

Sacramento Suburban Water District is a water district in Sacramento County. 17 people worked as water operators for Sacramento Suburban Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $103,026, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Sacramento Suburban Water District?

Official pay range1

$66,518 to $96,034

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$103,026

average base pay $87,585

Most of Sacramento Suburban Water District's water operators (9 of 17) hold the title Distribution Operator III, with an official range of $76,835 to $96,034. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $109,614, $13,580 above the top of the range.

Water operators
17
15 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$66,518
bottom of the Distribution Operator I range
Median total pay
$103,189
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
206th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Sacramento Suburban Water 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

  1. Distribution Operator I$66,518 to $83,158 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Distribution Operator II$73,195 to $91,478 · 5 people
    $100,824
  3. Distribution Operator III$76,835 to $96,034 · 9 people
    $109,614

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Sacramento Suburban Water District pay water operators more than other employers in Sacramento County?

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

Full-year water operators at Sacramento Suburban Water District earned $22,644 less than the Sacramento County average and $20,700 less than the California average.

Where does Sacramento Suburban Water District rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Sacramento Suburban Water District ranks 206th of 300, below the middle employer.

Sacramento Suburban Water District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 11 employers in Sacramento County

Sacramento Suburban Water District ranks 9th of 11, below the middle employer.

Sacramento Suburban Water District
$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 Suburban Water 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 Sacramento Suburban Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$9,381
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$19,571
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Sacramento Suburban Water District

What is the average water operator salary at Sacramento Suburban Water District?

Water operators at Sacramento Suburban Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $103,026 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $103,189: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $66,518 to $96,034.

How much overtime do water operators at Sacramento Suburban Water District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $9,976 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $7,241: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Sacramento Suburban Water District get?

The most common pension formula among Sacramento Suburban Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $9,381 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Sacramento Suburban Water District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Sacramento Suburban Water 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.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Sacramento Suburban Water District.

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