Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region water operator salary, 2025

Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region is a joint powers authority in Butte County: a public agency that two or more public agencies set up by agreement to run a shared service.1 6 people worked as water operators for Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $96,054, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region?

Official pay range2

$71,802 to $106,392

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators2

$96,054

average base pay $88,907

Water operators
6
6 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$71,802
bottom of the Operator In Training range
Median total pay
$97,898
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
234th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region 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.2

  1. Operator In Training$71,802 to $93,267 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Operator III$73,819 to $95,909 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Lead Operator$81,224 to $106,392 · 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 Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region pay water operators more than other employers in Butte County?

Average total pay of full-year water operators: Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.2

Full-year water operators at Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region earned $10,782 less than the Butte County average and $27,672 less than the California average.

Where does Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.2

All 300 California employers

Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region ranks 234th of 300, below the middle employer.

Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region
$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 Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region

As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year water operator, on top of wages.2

Pension formula
2% at 62
the most common formula among Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$7,057
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$26,033
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region

What is the average water operator salary at Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region?

Water operators at Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region who worked the full year earned an average of $96,054 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $97,898: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $71,802 to $106,392.

How much overtime do water operators at Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $2,089 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,021: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region get?

The most common pension formula among Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $7,057 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region 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. California Government Code, section 6502: public agencies may jointly exercise their common powers by agreement.
  2. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region.

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