San Juan Water District water operator salary, 2025

San Juan Water District is a community services district in Placer County. 14 people worked as water operators for San Juan Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $130,429, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at San Juan Water District?

Official pay range, water distribution operators1

$83,595 to $122,387

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for water distribution operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$130,429

average base pay $108,224

Water operators
14
11 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$83,595
bottom of the Distribution Operator II range
Median total pay
$130,223
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
102nd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at San Juan 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

Water distribution operators

  1. Distribution Operator II$83,595 to $100,298 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Distribution Operator III$92,331 to $110,802 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Distribution Operator IV$102,003 to $122,387 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Treatment Plant Operator II$88,733 to $106,475 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Treatment Plant Operator III$98,010 to $117,624 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water Treatment Plant Operator IV$108,264 to $129,917 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Chief Operator$134,763 to $161,720 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water system operators

  1. Pump Station Operator$102,003 to $122,387 · 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 San Juan Water District pay water operators more than other employers in Placer County?

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

Full-year water operators at San Juan Water District earned $19,791 more than the Placer County average and $6,703 more than the California average.

Where does San Juan 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

San Juan Water District ranks 102nd of 300, above the middle employer.

San Juan Water District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

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 San Juan 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 San Juan Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$13,936
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$25,949
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at San Juan Water District

What is the average water operator salary at San Juan Water District?

Water operators at San Juan Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $130,429 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $130,223: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $83,595 to $122,387.

How much overtime do water operators at San Juan Water District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $17,015 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $15,412: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at San Juan Water District get?

The most common pension formula among San Juan Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $13,936 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the San Juan Water District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at San Juan 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 San Juan Water District.

How we read the data