San Leandro water operator salary, 2025

San Leandro is a city in Alameda County. 11 people worked as water operators for San Leandro in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $158,180, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at San Leandro?

Official pay range1

$101,532 to $150,024

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$158,180

average base pay $129,352

The largest group of San Leandro's water operators (5 of 11) hold the title Plant Operator - Lead, with an official range of $123,432 to $150,024. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $188,326, $38,302 above the top of the range.

Water operators
11
11 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$101,532
bottom of the Plant Operator I range
Median total pay
$144,188
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
23rd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at San Leandro 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. Plant Operator I$101,532 to $123,432 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Plant Operator II$114,684 to $139,392 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Plant Operator - Lead$123,432 to $150,024 · 5 people
    $188,326

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

Does San Leandro pay water operators more than other employers in Alameda County?

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

Full-year water operators at San Leandro earned $1,024 less than the Alameda County average and $34,454 more than the California average.

Where does San Leandro rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

San Leandro ranks 23rd of 300, above the middle employer.

San Leandro
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 10 employers in Alameda County

San Leandro ranks 5th of 10, above the middle employer.

San Leandro
$140k$160k$180k$200k

Middle employer: $157,428

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 Leandro

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 San Leandro's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$70,070
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$17,838
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at San Leandro

What is the average water operator salary at San Leandro?

Water operators at San Leandro who worked the full year earned an average of $158,180 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $144,188: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $101,532 to $150,024.

How much overtime do water operators at San Leandro earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $13,329 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $10,283: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at San Leandro get?

The most common pension formula among San Leandro's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $70,070 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the San Leandro figures

Every person who held a water operator position at San Leandro 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 Leandro.

How we read the data