Soledad water operator salary, 2025
Soledad is a city in Monterey County. 15 people worked as water operators for Soledad in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $99,614, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at Soledad?
Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1
$56,440 to $136,534
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for wastewater treatment operators, the largest group
- Water operators
- 15
- 11 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $56,440
- bottom of the Water Reclamation Operator In Training range
- Median total pay
- $100,835
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 221st
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at Soledad 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
- Water Reclamation Operator In Trainingfewer than 5
- Water Reclamation Operator Ifewer than 5
- Water Reclamation Operator IIfewer than 5
- Water Reclamation Shift Supervisorfewer than 5
- Water Reclamation Chief Plant Operatorfewer than 5
Water system operators
- Water System Operatorfewer than 5
Wastewater collection operators
- Wastewater Collections System Supervisorfewer than 5
Water treatment operators
- Interim Water Chief Plant Operatornot reported
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Soledad pay water operators more than other employers in Monterey County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: Soledad next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Soledad$99,614
- All employers in Monterey County$126,404
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at Soledad earned $26,790 less than the Monterey County average and $24,112 less than the California average.
Where does Soledad rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
Soledad ranks 221st of 300, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $116,210
The 5 employers in Monterey County
Soledad ranks 4th of 5, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $130,281
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 Soledad
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 60
- the most common formula among Soledad's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $7,852
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $12,781
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at Soledad
What is the average water operator salary at Soledad?
Water operators at Soledad who worked the full year earned an average of $99,614 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $100,835: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $56,440 to $136,534.
How much overtime do water operators at Soledad earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $4,154 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $3,889: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at Soledad get?
The most common pension formula among Soledad's water operators is 2% at 60, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $7,852 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Monterey County
- Monterey One Water$150,308 average total pay
- Carmel Area Wastewater Agency (Monterey)$136,455 average total pay
- Marina Coast Water District$130,281 average total pay
- Greenfield$87,505 average total pay
- Highest water operator salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Teacher salaries in Monterey CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Soledad figures
Every person who held a water operator position at Soledad 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 Soledad.