San Rafael water operator salary, 2025
San Rafael is a city in Marin County. 9 people worked as water operators for San Rafael in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $104,763, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at San Rafael?
Official pay range1
$71,928 to $123,156
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title
- Water operators
- 9
- 6 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $71,928
- bottom of the Sewer Maintenance Worker I range
- Median total pay
- $104,002
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 197th
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at San Rafael 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
- Sewer Maintenance Worker Ifewer than 5
- Sewer Maintenance Worker IIfewer than 5
- Sewer Lead Maintenance Workerfewer than 5
- Sewers Supervisorfewer 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 Rafael pay water operators more than other employers in Marin County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: San Rafael next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- San Rafael$104,763
- All employers in Marin County$132,983
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at San Rafael earned $28,220 less than the Marin County average and $18,963 less than the California average.
Where does San Rafael rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
San Rafael ranks 197th of 300, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $116,210
The 8 employers in Marin County
San Rafael ranks 7th of 8, below 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 San Rafael
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 Rafael's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $40,746
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $21,920
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at San Rafael
What is the average water operator salary at San Rafael?
Water operators at San Rafael who worked the full year earned an average of $104,763 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $104,002: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $71,928 to $123,156.
How much overtime do water operators at San Rafael earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $2,404 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,792: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at San Rafael get?
The most common pension formula among San Rafael's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $40,746 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Marin County
- North Marin Water District$157,698 average total pay
- Ross Valley Sanitary District$149,886 average total pay
- Marin Municipal Water District$143,225 average total pay
- Central Marin Sanitation Agency$140,074 average total pay
- Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin)$138,816 average total pay
- Mill Valley$108,579 average total pay
- Novato Sanitary District (Marin)$97,488 average total pay
- Sanitary District No. 5 (Marin)water operator pay
- Stinson Beach County Water Districtwater operator pay
- Highest water operator salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
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Sources for the San Rafael figures
Every person who held a water operator position at San Rafael 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 San Rafael.