Willits water operator salary, 2025
Willits is a city in Mendocino County. 12 people worked as water operators for Willits in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $85,319, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at Willits?
Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1
$39,175 to $85,991
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for wastewater treatment operators, the largest group
The largest group of Willits's water operators (5 of 12) hold the title Wastewater Plant Operator, with an official range of $39,175 to $70,473. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $82,427, $11,954 above the top of the range.
- Water operators
- 12
- 11 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $39,175
- bottom of the Wastewater Plant Operator range
- Median total pay
- $82,743
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 264th
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at Willits 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
- Wastewater Plant Operator$82,427
- Wastewater Chief Plant Operatorfewer than 5
Water treatment operators
- Water Treatment plant Operatorfewer than 5
- Water Chief Plant Operatorfewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Willits pay water operators more than other employers in Mendocino County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: Willits next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Willits$85,319
- All employers in Mendocino County$93,134
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at Willits earned $7,815 less than the Mendocino County average and $38,407 less than the California average.
Where does Willits rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
Willits ranks 264th 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 Willits
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 Willits's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $7,899
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $18,328
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at Willits
What is the average water operator salary at Willits?
Water operators at Willits who worked the full year earned an average of $85,319 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $82,743: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $39,175 to $85,991.
How much overtime do water operators at Willits earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $4,739 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $5,300: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at Willits get?
The most common pension formula among Willits's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $7,899 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Willits figures
Every person who held a water operator position at Willits 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 Willits.