Shasta Lake water operator salary, 2025

Shasta Lake is a city in Shasta County. 6 people worked as water operators for Shasta Lake in 2025. Shasta Lake reported no official pay range for these positions, so we can't tell who worked the full year and show no pay figures.

What does Shasta Lake pay its water operators?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

Not reported

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for wastewater treatment operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

Not reported

6 water operators in all; full-year count unknown (no official ranges).

Median total pay
Not reported
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Overtime
Not reported
average per full-year water operator
Starting salary
Not reported
no official range reported
Average pay rank
Not reported
no average to rank

What does each water operator title at Shasta Lake 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

  1. Wastewater Operator IIRange not reported · fewer than 5 people
    Not reported
  2. Senior Wastewater OperatorRange not reported · fewer than 5 people
    Not reported

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Treat Plant Operator IIRange not reported · fewer than 5 people
    Not reported
  2. Senior Water Treat Plant OperatorRange not reported · fewer than 5 people
    Not reported

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

What do water operators earn around Shasta Lake?

Average total pay of full-year water operators across Shasta County and across California. Shasta Lake's own average isn't shown: it reported no official pay range, so the full-year rule can't be applied.1

Full-year water operators across Shasta County earned an average of $105,034 in 2025, $18,692 less than the California average.

Average water operator pay in Shasta County compared to nearby counties

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

Shasta County Shades match the state map.

Pension and health cover at Shasta Lake

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 Shasta Lake's water operators
Employer pension contribution
Not reported
average per year
Health, dental and vision
Not reported
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Shasta Lake

Why is there no average water operator salary for Shasta Lake?

Shasta Lake reported no official pay range for its water operator positions in 2025. Without a range we can't tell who worked the full year, so the page shows no pay figures.

What pension do water operators at Shasta Lake get?

The most common pension formula among Shasta Lake's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city.

More salaries in Shasta County

Sources for the Shasta Lake figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Shasta Lake 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 Shasta Lake.

How we read the data