Tuolumne Utilities District water operator salary, 2025

Tuolumne Utilities District is a water district in Tuolumne County. 12 people worked as water operators for Tuolumne Utilities District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $90,498, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Tuolumne Utilities District?

Official pay range, water system operators1

$57,699 to $89,461

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

$90,498

average base pay $79,014

Water operators
12
10 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$57,699
bottom of the Water Operator Trainee range
Median total pay
$95,062
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
251st
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Tuolumne Utilities 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 Operator Trainee$57,699 to $70,179 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Operator, Grade 2$67,080 to $81,515 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water Operator, Grade 3$73,590 to $89,461 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Water Operator, Grade III$73,590 to $89,461 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Wastewater Operator Trainee$58,947 to $71,656 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater Operator, Grade 1$60,466 to $73,466 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Wastewater Operator, Grade 3$75,483 to $91,728 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Wastewater Operator, Grade III$75,483 to $91,728 · 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 Tuolumne Utilities District pay water operators more than other employers in Tuolumne County?

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

Full-year water operators at Tuolumne Utilities District earned $2,994 less than the Tuolumne County average and $33,228 less than the California average.

Where does Tuolumne Utilities District rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Tuolumne Utilities District ranks 251st of 300, below the middle employer.

Tuolumne Utilities District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

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 Tuolumne Utilities 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 Tuolumne Utilities District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$9,232
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$24,208
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Tuolumne Utilities District

What is the average water operator salary at Tuolumne Utilities District?

Water operators at Tuolumne Utilities District who worked the full year earned an average of $90,498 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $95,062: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $57,699 to $89,461.

How much overtime do water operators at Tuolumne Utilities District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $4,805 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,864: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Tuolumne Utilities District get?

The most common pension formula among Tuolumne Utilities District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $9,232 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Tuolumne Utilities District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Tuolumne Utilities 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 Tuolumne Utilities District.

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