West Sacramento water operator salary, 2025
West Sacramento is a city in Yolo County. 6 people worked as water operators for West Sacramento in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $110,634, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at West Sacramento?
Official pay range1
$71,976 to $126,979
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title
- Water operators
- 6
- 6 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $71,976
- bottom of the Water Treat Plant Operator II range
- Median total pay
- $112,726
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 173rd
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at West Sacramento 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 Treat Plant Operator IIfewer than 5
- Water Treat Plant Operator IIIfewer than 5
- Sr Water Treatment Plan Opfewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does West Sacramento pay water operators more than other employers in Yolo County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: West Sacramento next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- West Sacramento$110,634
- All employers in Yolo County$118,251
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at West Sacramento earned $7,617 less than the Yolo County average and $13,092 less than the California average.
Where does West Sacramento rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
West Sacramento ranks 173rd 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 West Sacramento
As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year water operator, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2.5% at 55
- the most common formula among West Sacramento's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $11,386
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $22,091
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at West Sacramento
What is the average water operator salary at West Sacramento?
Water operators at West Sacramento who worked the full year earned an average of $110,634 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $112,726: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $71,976 to $126,979.
How much overtime do water operators at West Sacramento earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $5,048 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $4,748: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at West Sacramento get?
The most common pension formula among West Sacramento's water operators is 2.5% at 55, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $11,386 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the West Sacramento figures
Every person who held a water operator position at West Sacramento 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 West Sacramento.