St. Helena water operator salary, 2025

St. Helena is a city in Napa County. 5 people worked as water operators for St. Helena in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $151,859, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at St. Helena?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$94,704 to $102,423

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

$151,859

average base pay $114,484

Water operators
5
5 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$94,704
bottom of the Plant Operator II - Wastewater range
Median total pay
$143,191
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
32nd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at St. Helena 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. Plant Operator II - Wastewater$94,704 to $102,423 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Plant Operator I - Wastewater$94,963 to $97,812 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Plant Operator II - Water$104,412 to $107,544 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Plant Operator III - Water$115,356 to $118,817 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Chief Plant Operator - Water$132,123 to $142,890 · 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 St. Helena pay water operators more than other employers in Napa County?

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

Full-year water operators at St. Helena earned $26,470 more than the Napa County average and $28,133 more than the California average.

Where does St. Helena rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

St. Helena ranks 32nd of 300, above the middle employer.

St. Helena
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 5 employers in Napa County

St. Helena ranks 1st of 5, above the middle employer.

St. Helena
$120k$140k

Middle employer: $123,101

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 St. Helena

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 62
the most common formula among St. Helena's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$7,817
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$28,450
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at St. Helena

What is the average water operator salary at St. Helena?

Water operators at St. Helena who worked the full year earned an average of $151,859 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $143,191: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $94,704 to $102,423.

How much overtime do water operators at St. Helena earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $29,474 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $29,390: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at St. Helena get?

The most common pension formula among St. Helena's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $7,817 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the St. Helena figures

Every person who held a water operator position at St. Helena 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 St. Helena.

How we read the data