Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District water operator salary, 2025
Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District is a sewer district in Solano County. 18 people worked as water operators for Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $142,415, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District?
Official pay range1
$91,062 to $164,174
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title
Based on the 15 of 18 water operators who worked the full year.
Most of Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District's water operators (12 of 18) hold the title Wastewater Plant Operator Lead, with an official range of $120,141 to $150,176. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $144,308, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $148,510
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $4,488
- average per full-year water operator
- Starting salary
- $91,062
- bottom of the Wastewater Plant Operator range
- Average pay rank
- 50th
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at Fairfield-Suisun Sewer 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
- Wastewater Plant OperatorFewer than 5
- Wastewater Plant Operator Lead$144,308
- Wastewater Plant Operator SeniorFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District pay water operators more than other employers in Solano County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District$142,415
- All employers in Solano County$141,727
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District earned $688 more than the Solano County average and $18,689 more than the California average.
Average water operator pay in Solano County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year water operators across all employers in each county that borders Solano County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Contra Costa County$147,253 average, 13 employers$5,526 more than Solano County
- Marin County$132,983 average, 10 employers$8,744 less than Solano County
- Sacramento County$125,670 average, 11 employers$16,057 less than Solano County
- Napa County$125,389 average, 6 employers$16,338 less than Solano County
- Yolo County$118,251 average, 3 employers$23,476 less than Solano County
- Sonoma County$115,270 average, 8 employers$26,457 less than Solano County
Where does Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District ranks 50th of 300, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $116,210
The 7 employers in Solano County
Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District ranks 4th of 7, level with the middle employer.
Middle employer: $142,415
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 Fairfield-Suisun Sewer 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 Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $15,952
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $29,238
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District
What is the average water operator salary at Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District?
Water operators at Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District who worked the full year earned an average of $142,415 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $148,510: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $91,062 to $164,174.
How much overtime do water operators at Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $4,488 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $4,335: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District get?
The most common pension formula among Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $15,952 a year into the pension plan.
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- Vallejo$154,514 average total pay
- Benicia$151,550 average total pay
- Vacaville$143,784 average total pay
- Dixon$140,723 average total pay
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- Fairfield$133,589 average total pay
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Sources for the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District figures
Every person who held a water operator position at Fairfield-Suisun Sewer 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 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 Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District.