South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo) water operator salary, 2025

South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo) is a sanitation district in San Luis Obispo County. 7 people worked as water operators for South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo) in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $94,980, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo)?

Official pay range1

$68,160 to $99,888

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$94,980

average base pay $83,013

Water operators
7
5 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$68,160
bottom of the Plant Operator II range
Median total pay
$97,097
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
236th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo) 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. Plant Operator II$68,160 to $87,000 · 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Plant Senior Operator$78,264 to $99,888 · 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 South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo) pay water operators more than other employers in San Luis Obispo County?

Average total pay of full-year water operators: South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo) next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year water operators at South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo) earned $805 less than the San Luis Obispo County average and $28,746 less than the California average.

Where does South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo) rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo) ranks 236th of 300, below the middle employer.

South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo)
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 7 employers in San Luis Obispo County

South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo) ranks 3rd of 7, above the middle employer.

South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo)
$80k$100k

Middle employer: $89,814

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 South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo)

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 South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo)'s water operators
Employer pension contribution
$7,893
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$24,364
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo)

What is the average water operator salary at South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo)?

Water operators at South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo) who worked the full year earned an average of $94,980 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $97,097: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $68,160 to $99,888.

How much overtime do water operators at South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo) earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $4,094 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $3,653: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo) get?

The most common pension formula among South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo)'s water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $7,893 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo) figures

Every person who held a water operator position at South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo) 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 South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (San Luis Obispo).

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