Soquel Creek Water District water operator salary, 2025

Soquel Creek Water District is a water district in Santa Cruz County. 14 people worked as water operators for Soquel Creek Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $103,728.

What is the average water operator salary at Soquel Creek Water District?

Official pay range, water distribution operators1

$55,799 to $115,317

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for water distribution operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$103,728

average base pay $96,091

Water operators
14
9 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$55,799
bottom of the Water Distribution Operator I range
Median total pay
$115,282
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
204th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Soquel Creek 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

Water distribution operators

  1. Water Distribution Operator I$55,799 to $78,941 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Distribution Operator II$64,181 to $90,800 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Senior Water Distribution Operator$71,819 to $101,605 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Lead Water Distribution Operator$81,511 to $115,317 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water system operators

  1. Water System Operator I$69,025 to $97,652 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water System Operator II$79,373 to $112,292 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Lead Water Systems Operator$87,763 to $124,162 · 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 Soquel Creek Water District pay water operators more than other employers in Santa Cruz County?

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

Full-year water operators at Soquel Creek Water District earned $13,246 less than the Santa Cruz County average and $19,998 less than the California average.

Where does Soquel Creek 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

Soquel Creek Water District ranks 204th of 300, below the middle employer.

Soquel Creek Water District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 6 employers in Santa Cruz County

Soquel Creek Water District ranks 6th of 6, below the middle employer.

Soquel Creek 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 Soquel Creek 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% at 62
the most common formula among Soquel Creek Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$9,845
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$16,289
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Soquel Creek Water District

What is the average water operator salary at Soquel Creek Water District?

Water operators at Soquel Creek Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $103,728 in 2025. The middle water operator earned $115,282: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $55,799 to $115,317.

How much overtime do water operators at Soquel Creek Water District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $1,455 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $111: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Soquel Creek Water District get?

The most common pension formula among Soquel Creek Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $9,845 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Soquel Creek Water District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Soquel Creek 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 Soquel Creek Water District.

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