Stockton-East Water District water operator salary, 2025

Stockton-East Water District is a water district in San Joaquin County. 15 people worked as water operators for Stockton-East Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $103,810, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Stockton-East Water District?

Official pay range, water system operators1

$70,512 to $85,716

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$103,810

average base pay $94,589

The largest group of Stockton-East Water District's water operators (6 of 15) hold the title Water Supply Operator, with an official range of $70,512 to $85,716. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $85,523, within the range.

Water operators
15
12 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$70,512
bottom of the Water Supply Operator range
Median total pay
$100,246
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
203rd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Stockton-East 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 system operators

  1. Water Supply Operator$70,512 to $85,716 · 6 people
    $85,523

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Treatment Operator Trainee$73,740 to $89,640 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Treatment Operator$88,248 to $107,280 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Senior Water Treatment Plant Operator$94,152 to $114,444 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Chief Plant Operator$123,888 to $150,576 · 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 Stockton-East Water District pay water operators more than other employers in San Joaquin County?

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

Full-year water operators at Stockton-East Water District earned $15,632 less than the San Joaquin County average and $19,916 less than the California average.

Where does Stockton-East 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

Stockton-East Water District ranks 203rd of 300, below the middle employer.

Stockton-East Water District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 7 employers in San Joaquin County

Stockton-East Water District ranks 6th of 7, below the middle employer.

Stockton-East Water District
$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $122,992

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 Stockton-East 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 Stockton-East Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$10,293
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$27,537
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Stockton-East Water District

What is the average water operator salary at Stockton-East Water District?

Water operators at Stockton-East Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $103,810 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $100,246: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $70,512 to $85,716.

How much overtime do water operators at Stockton-East Water District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $6,397 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $3,458: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Stockton-East Water District get?

The most common pension formula among Stockton-East Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $10,293 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Stockton-East Water District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Stockton-East 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 Stockton-East Water District.

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