Olivehurst Public Utility District water operator salary, 2025

Olivehurst Public Utility District is a public utility district in Yuba County. 14 people worked as water operators for Olivehurst Public Utility District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $100,485, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Olivehurst Public Utility District?

Official pay range, other operator titles1

$53,838 to $94,329

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for other operator titles, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$100,485

average base pay $94,241

Based on the 10 of 14 water operators who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$98,037
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$3,912
average per full-year water operator
Starting salary
$49,355
bottom of the Wastewater Collection System Maintenance Operator I range
Average pay rank
219th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Olivehurst Public Utility 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

Other operator titles

  1. Utility Operator I$53,838 to $67,067 · 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Utility Operator II$63,817 to $79,506 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  3. Utility Operator III$75,711 to $94,329 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5

Wastewater collection operators

  1. Wastewater Collection System Maintenance Operator I$49,355 to $61,495 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater Collection System Operator I$49,355 to $61,495 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  3. Wastewater Collection System Operator II$57,285 to $71,369 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Treatment Plant Operator$62,240 to $77,536 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Wastewater Treatment Facility Chief Plant Operator$119,907 to $122,905 · 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 Olivehurst Public Utility District pay water operators more than other employers in Yuba County?

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

Full-year water operators at Olivehurst Public Utility District earned $5,322 more than the Yuba County average and $23,241 less than the California average.

Average water operator pay in Yuba County compared to nearby counties

Average total pay of full-year water operators across all employers in each county that borders Yuba County, and how much more or less it pays.1

Yuba County Shades match the state map.

Where does Olivehurst Public Utility District rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1

All 300 California employers

Olivehurst Public Utility District ranks 219th of 300, below the middle employer.

Olivehurst Public Utility District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

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 Olivehurst Public Utility District

As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year water operator, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
Not reported
the most common formula among Olivehurst Public Utility District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
Not reported
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$12,063
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Olivehurst Public Utility District

What is the average water operator salary at Olivehurst Public Utility District?

Water operators at Olivehurst Public Utility District who worked the full year earned an average of $100,485 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $98,037: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $53,838 to $94,329.

How much overtime do water operators at Olivehurst Public Utility District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $3,912 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,836: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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Sources for the Olivehurst Public Utility District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Olivehurst Public Utility 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.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Olivehurst Public Utility District.

How we read the data