Placerville water operator salary, 2025

Placerville is a city in El Dorado County. 7 people worked as water operators for Placerville in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $100,644, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Placerville?

Official pay range1

$58,440 to $127,392

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$100,644

average base pay $75,267

Based on the 5 of 7 water operators who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$90,297
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$15,782
average per full-year water operator
Starting salary
$58,440
bottom of the Water Reclamation Facility Operator I range
Average pay rank
217th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Placerville 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

  1. Water Reclamation Facility Operator I$58,440 to $71,040 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Water Reclamation Facility Operator II$63,744 to $77,496 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  3. Water Reclamation Facility Operator III$75,816 to $92,160 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  4. Water Reclamation Facility Chief Plant Operator$104,796 to $127,392 · 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 Placerville pay water operators more than other employers in El Dorado County?

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

Full-year water operators at Placerville earned $12,359 less than the El Dorado County average and $23,082 less than the California average.

Average water operator pay in El Dorado County compared to nearby counties

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

El Dorado County Shades match the state map.

Where does Placerville rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Placerville ranks 217th of 300, below the middle employer.

Placerville
$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 Placerville

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 Placerville's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$6,130
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$10,039
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Placerville

What is the average water operator salary at Placerville?

Water operators at Placerville who worked the full year earned an average of $100,644 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $90,297: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $58,440 to $127,392.

How much overtime do water operators at Placerville earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $15,782 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $5,364: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Placerville get?

The most common pension formula among Placerville's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $6,130 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Placerville figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Placerville 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 Placerville.

How we read the data