Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency water operator salary, 2025
Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency is a sanitation district in Placer County. 15 people worked as water operators for Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $123,589, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency?
Official pay range1
$81,416 to $190,675
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title
The largest group of Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency's water operators (7 of 15) hold the title Operator III, with an official range of $100,596 to $128,389. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $107,111, within the range.
- Water operators
- 15
- 13 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $81,416
- bottom of the Operator I range
- Median total pay
- $121,029
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 123rd
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency 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
- Operator Ifewer than 5
- Operator III$107,111
- Senior Operator$130,451
- Chief Plant Operatorfewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency pay water operators more than other employers in Placer County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency$123,589
- All employers in Placer County$110,638
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency earned $12,951 more than the Placer County average and $137 less than the California average.
Where does Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency ranks 123rd of 300, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $116,210
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 Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency
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 Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $14,643
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $33,069
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency
What is the average water operator salary at Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency?
Water operators at Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency who worked the full year earned an average of $123,589 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $121,029: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $81,416 to $190,675.
How much overtime do water operators at Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $3,670 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $4,284: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency get?
The most common pension formula among Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $14,643 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency figures
Every person who held a water operator position at Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency 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 Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency.