Ukiah water operator salary, 2025
Ukiah is a city in Mendocino County. 28 people worked as water operators for Ukiah in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $104,035, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at Ukiah?
Official pay range, water distribution operators1
$66,522 to $84,901
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for water distribution operators, the largest group
The largest group of Ukiah's water operators (7 of 28) hold the title 6135 Water Distribution Operator, with an official range of $66,522 to $84,901. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $89,113, $4,212 above the top of the range.
- Water operators
- 28
- 25 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $53,218
- bottom of the 6129 Wtp Operator-In-Training range
- Median total pay
- $104,291
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 202nd
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at Ukiah 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 distribution operators
- 6135 Water Distribution Operator$89,113
- 6236 Water Distribution Service Opfewer than 5
Water treatment operators
- 6129 Wtp Operator-In-Trainingfewer than 5
- 6339 Wtp Operatorfewer than 5
- 6344 Senior Wtp Operatorfewer than 5
- 6047 Lead Wtp Operatorfewer than 5
- 2598 Wtp Supervisorfewer than 5
Wastewater treatment operators
- 6139 Wwtp Operatorfewer than 5
- 6144 Senior Wwtp Operatorfewer than 5
- 6046 Lead Wwtp Operatorfewer than 5
- 2596 Wwtp Supervisorfewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Ukiah pay water operators more than other employers in Mendocino County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: Ukiah next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Ukiah$104,035
- All employers in Mendocino County$93,134
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at Ukiah earned $10,901 more than the Mendocino County average and $19,691 less than the California average.
Where does Ukiah rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
Ukiah ranks 202nd of 300, below 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 Ukiah
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 Ukiah's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $10,588
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $19,998
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at Ukiah
What is the average water operator salary at Ukiah?
Water operators at Ukiah who worked the full year earned an average of $104,035 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $104,291: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $66,522 to $84,901.
How much overtime do water operators at Ukiah earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $8,220 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $6,786: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at Ukiah get?
The most common pension formula among Ukiah's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $10,588 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Ukiah figures
Every person who held a water operator position at Ukiah 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 Ukiah.