Scotts Valley Water District water operator salary, 2025

Scotts Valley Water District is a water district in Santa Cruz County. 6 people worked as water operators for Scotts Valley Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $136,439, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Scotts Valley Water District?

Official pay range1

$85,298 to $159,926

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$136,439

average base pay $120,512

Water operators
6
6 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$85,298
bottom of the Water Facilities Operator II range
Median total pay
$139,662
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
75th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Scotts Valley 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. Water Facilities Operator II$85,298 to $114,329 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Facilities Operator III$90,310 to $121,046 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Lead Water Facilities Operator$99,446 to $133,272 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Water Operations Supervisor$119,340 to $159,926 · 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 Scotts Valley Water District pay water operators more than other employers in Santa Cruz County?

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

Full-year water operators at Scotts Valley Water District earned $19,465 more than the Santa Cruz County average and $12,713 more than the California average.

Where does Scotts Valley 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

Scotts Valley Water District ranks 75th of 300, above the middle employer.

Scotts Valley Water District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 6 employers in Santa Cruz County

Scotts Valley Water District ranks 1st of 6, above the middle employer.

Scotts Valley Water District
$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $116,792

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 Scotts Valley 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
2.7% at 55
the most common formula among Scotts Valley Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$15,029
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$19,865
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Scotts Valley Water District

What is the average water operator salary at Scotts Valley Water District?

Water operators at Scotts Valley Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $136,439 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $139,662: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $85,298 to $159,926.

How much overtime do water operators at Scotts Valley Water District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $12,726 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $14,668: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Scotts Valley Water District get?

The most common pension formula among Scotts Valley Water District's water operators is 2.7% at 55, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $15,029 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Scotts Valley Water District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Scotts Valley 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 Scotts Valley Water District.

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