Stockton-East Water District water operator salary, 2025
Stockton-East Water District is a water district in San Joaquin County. 15 people worked as water operators for Stockton-East Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $103,810, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at Stockton-East Water District?
Official pay range, water system operators1
$70,512 to $85,716
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for water system operators, the largest group
Based on the 12 of 15 water operators who worked the full year.
The largest group of Stockton-East Water District's water operators (6 of 15) hold the title Water Supply Operator, with an official range of $70,512 to $85,716. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $85,523, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $100,246
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $6,397
- average per full-year water operator
- Starting salary
- $70,512
- bottom of the Water Supply Operator range
- Average pay rank
- 203rd
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at Stockton-East Water 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
Water system operators
- Water Supply Operator$85,523
Water treatment operators
- Water Treatment Operator TraineeFewer than 5
- Water Treatment OperatorFewer than 5
- Senior Water Treatment Plant OperatorFewer than 5
- Chief Plant OperatorFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Stockton-East Water District pay water operators more than other employers in San Joaquin County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: Stockton-East Water District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Stockton-East Water District$103,810
- All employers in San Joaquin County$119,442
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at Stockton-East Water District earned $15,632 less than the San Joaquin County average and $19,916 less than the California average.
Average water operator pay in San Joaquin County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year water operators across all employers in each county that borders San Joaquin County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Alameda County$159,204 average, 10 employers$39,762 more than San Joaquin County
- Contra Costa County$147,253 average, 13 employers$27,811 more than San Joaquin County
- Sacramento County$125,670 average, 11 employers$6,228 more than San Joaquin County
- Amador County$114,955 average, 1 employer$4,487 less than San Joaquin County
- Stanislaus County$95,852 average, 11 employers$23,590 less than San Joaquin County
- Calaveras County$95,105 average, 3 employers$24,337 less than San Joaquin County
Where does Stockton-East Water District rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
Stockton-East Water District ranks 203rd of 300, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $116,210
The 7 employers in San Joaquin County
Stockton-East Water District ranks 6th of 7, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $122,992
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 Stockton-East Water 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 Stockton-East Water District's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $10,293
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $27,537
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at Stockton-East Water District
What is the average water operator salary at Stockton-East Water District?
Water operators at Stockton-East Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $103,810 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $100,246: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $70,512 to $85,716.
How much overtime do water operators at Stockton-East Water District earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $6,397 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $3,458: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at Stockton-East Water District get?
The most common pension formula among Stockton-East Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $10,293 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in San Joaquin County
- South San Joaquin Irrigation District$173,660 average total pay
- Tracy$165,176 average total pay
- Lodi$135,150 average total pay
- Lathrop$122,992 average total pay
- Manteca$122,165 average total pay
- Stockton$92,936 average total pay
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- Teacher salaries in San Joaquin CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Stockton-East Water District figures
Every person who held a water operator position at Stockton-East Water 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 Stockton-East Water District.