Red Bluff water operator salary, 2025

Red Bluff is a city in Tehama County. 12 people worked as water operators for Red Bluff in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $75,395, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Red Bluff?

Official pay range, water system operators1

$49,534 to $75,192

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for water system operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$75,395

average base pay $67,130

Based on the 10 of 12 water operators who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$71,418
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$3,626
average per full-year water operator
Starting salary
$49,534
bottom of the Water System Operator range
Average pay rank
283rd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Red Bluff 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

Water system operators

  1. Water System Operator$49,534 to $65,116 · 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Senior Water System Operator$57,199 to $75,192 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5

Wastewater collection operators

  1. Senior WW Collection Operator$57,199 to $75,192 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Wastewater Division Supervisor$82,109 to $107,937 · 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 Red Bluff pay water operators more than other employers in Tehama County?

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

Full-year water operators at Red Bluff earned $2,884 less than the Tehama County average and $48,331 less than the California average.

Average water operator pay in Tehama County compared to nearby counties

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

Tehama County Shades match the state map.

Where does Red Bluff rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Red Bluff ranks 283rd of 300, below the middle employer.

Red Bluff
$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 Red Bluff

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 Red Bluff's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$5,501
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$13,946
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Red Bluff

What is the average water operator salary at Red Bluff?

Water operators at Red Bluff who worked the full year earned an average of $75,395 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $71,418: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $49,534 to $75,192.

How much overtime do water operators at Red Bluff earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $3,626 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,480: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Red Bluff get?

The most common pension formula among Red Bluff's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $5,501 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Red Bluff figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff.

How we read the data