Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno) water operator salary, 2025

Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno) is a sanitation district in Fresno County. 14 people worked as water operators for Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno) in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $79,047, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno)?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$40,234 to $79,278

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for wastewater treatment operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$79,047

average base pay $72,126

Water operators
14
8 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$40,234
bottom of the Operator In Training range
Median total pay
$85,719
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
280th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno) 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

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Operator In Training$40,234 to $53,404 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Operator I$51,503 to $68,361 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Operator III$59,727 to $79,278 · 5 people
    $87,583

Wastewater collection operators

  1. Sewer System Maintenance Tech I$49,021 to $65,067 · 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Sewer System Maintenance Tech II$51,503 to $68,361 · 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 Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno) pay water operators more than other employers in Fresno County?

Average total pay of full-year water operators: Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno) next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year water operators at Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno) earned $5,728 less than the Fresno County average and $44,679 less than the California average.

Where does Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno) rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno) ranks 280th of 300, below the middle employer.

Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno)
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 5 employers in Fresno County

Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno) ranks 3rd of 5, level with the middle employer.

Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno)
$80k

Middle employer: $79,047

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 Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno)

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 Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno)'s water operators
Employer pension contribution
$7,257
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$15,102
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno)

What is the average water operator salary at Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno)?

Water operators at Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno) who worked the full year earned an average of $79,047 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $85,719: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $40,234 to $79,278.

How much overtime do water operators at Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno) earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $2,601 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,802: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno) get?

The most common pension formula among Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno)'s water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $7,257 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno) figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno) 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 Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno).

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