Valley of the Moon Water District water operator salary, 2025

Valley of the Moon Water District is a water district in Sonoma County. 8 people worked as water operators for Valley of the Moon Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $111,973.

What is the average water operator salary at Valley of the Moon Water District?

Official pay range1

$81,204 to $131,664

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$111,973

average base pay $106,008

Water operators
8
8 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$81,204
bottom of the Water System Operator I range
Median total pay
$112,248
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
170th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Valley of the Moon 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

  1. Water System Operator I$81,204 to $98,688 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water System Operator II$89,316 to $108,564 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water System Operator III$98,244 to $119,424 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Senior Water System Operator$108,312 to $131,664 · 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 Valley of the Moon Water District pay water operators more than other employers in Sonoma County?

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

Full-year water operators at Valley of the Moon Water District earned $3,297 less than the Sonoma County average and $11,753 less than the California average.

Where does Valley of the Moon 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

Valley of the Moon Water District ranks 170th of 300, below the middle employer.

Valley of the Moon Water District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 7 employers in Sonoma County

Valley of the Moon Water District ranks 5th of 7, below the middle employer.

Valley of the Moon Water District
$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $114,481

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 Valley of the Moon 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 Valley of the Moon Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$8,455
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$26,328
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Valley of the Moon Water District

What is the average water operator salary at Valley of the Moon Water District?

Water operators at Valley of the Moon Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $111,973 in 2025. The middle water operator earned $112,248: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $81,204 to $131,664.

How much overtime do water operators at Valley of the Moon Water District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $30 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $0: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Valley of the Moon Water District get?

The most common pension formula among Valley of the Moon Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $8,455 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Valley of the Moon Water District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Valley of the Moon 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 Valley of the Moon Water District.

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