Tracy water operator salary, 2025

Tracy is a city in San Joaquin County. 18 people worked as water operators for Tracy in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $165,176, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Tracy?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$97,176 to $138,485

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

$165,176

average base pay $120,865

The largest group of Tracy's water operators (8 of 18) hold the title Utility Operator, with an official range of $113,933 to $138,485. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $177,870, $39,385 above the top of the range.

Water operators
18
17 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$85,332
bottom of the Water Treatment Plant Oper I range
Median total pay
$167,720
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
13th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Tracy 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. Wastewater Treat Plant Op III$97,176 to $118,117 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Utility Operator$113,933 to $138,485 · 8 people
    $177,870

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Treatment Plant Oper I$85,332 to $103,721 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Treatment Plant Oper III$103,533 to $125,844 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Utility Operator$113,933 to $138,485 · 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 Tracy pay water operators more than other employers in San Joaquin County?

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

Full-year water operators at Tracy earned $45,734 more than the San Joaquin County average and $41,450 more than the California average.

Where does Tracy rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Tracy ranks 13th of 300, above the middle employer.

Tracy
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 7 employers in San Joaquin County

Tracy ranks 2nd of 7, above the middle employer.

Tracy
$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 Tracy

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 Tracy's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$13,329
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$24,433
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Tracy

What is the average water operator salary at Tracy?

Water operators at Tracy who worked the full year earned an average of $165,176 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $167,720: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $97,176 to $138,485.

How much overtime do water operators at Tracy earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $23,889 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $19,306: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Tracy get?

The most common pension formula among Tracy's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $13,329 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Tracy figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Tracy 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 Tracy.

How we read the data