Davis water operator salary, 2025
Davis is a city in Yolo County. 20 people worked as water operators for Davis in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $116,783, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at Davis?
Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1
$69,846 to $129,949
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for wastewater treatment operators, the largest group
Based on the 18 of 20 water operators who worked the full year.
The largest group of Davis's water operators (5 of 20) hold the title WWTP Operator III, with an official range of $92,965 to $112,999. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $120,127, $7,128 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $108,330
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $17,951
- average per full-year water operator
- Starting salary
- $59,596
- bottom of the Water Distribution Operator I range
- Average pay rank
- 150th
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at Davis 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
- WWTP Operator In TrainingFewer than 5
- WWTP Operator III$120,127
- WWTP Operations SupervisorFewer than 5
Water distribution operators
- Water Distribution Operator IFewer than 5
- Water Distribution Operator IIFewer than 5
- Water Distribution SupervisorFewer than 5
Water system operators
- Water System OperatorFewer than 5
- Water System Operator LeadFewer than 5
Water treatment operators
- Water Production Operator LeadFewer than 5
- Water Production System 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 Davis pay water operators more than other employers in Yolo County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: Davis next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Davis$116,783
- All employers in Yolo County$118,251
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at Davis earned $1,468 less than the Yolo County average and $6,943 less than the California average.
Average water operator pay in Yolo County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year water operators across all employers in each county that borders Yolo County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Solano County$141,727 average, 8 employers$23,476 more than Yolo County
- Sacramento County$125,670 average, 11 employers$7,419 more than Yolo County
- Napa County$125,389 average, 6 employers$7,138 more than Yolo County
- Sutter County$100,089 average, 0 employers$18,162 less than Yolo County
- Lake County$84,341 average, 5 employers$33,910 less than Yolo County
- Colusa County$80,214 average, 1 employer$38,037 less than Yolo County
Where does Davis rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
Davis ranks 150th of 300, above 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 Davis
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 Davis's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $41,249
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $21,217
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at Davis
What is the average water operator salary at Davis?
Water operators at Davis who worked the full year earned an average of $116,783 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $108,330: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $69,846 to $129,949.
How much overtime do water operators at Davis earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $17,951 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $6,966: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at Davis get?
The most common pension formula among Davis's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $41,249 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Yolo County
- Woodland$130,272 average total pay
- West Sacramento$110,634 average total pay
- Highest water operator salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Police officer salaries at Davis$156,016 average total pay
- 911 dispatcher salaries at Davis$119,850 average total pay
- Firefighter salaries at Davis$147,578 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Yolo CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Davis figures
Every person who held a water operator position at Davis 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 very high pay. 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 Davis.