Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency water operator salary, 2025
Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency is a sanitation district in Placer County. 15 people worked as water operators for Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $123,589, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency?
Official pay range1
$81,416 to $190,675
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title
Based on the 13 of 15 water operators who worked the full year.
The largest group of Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency's water operators (7 of 15) hold the title Operator III, with an official range of $100,596 to $128,389. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $107,111, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $121,029
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $3,670
- average per full-year water operator
- Starting salary
- $81,416
- bottom of the Operator I range
- Average pay rank
- 123rd
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency 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
- Operator IFewer than 5
- Operator III$107,111
- Senior Operator$130,451
- 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 Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency pay water operators more than other employers in Placer County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency$123,589
- All employers in Placer County$110,638
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency earned $12,951 more than the Placer County average and $137 less than the California average.
Average water operator pay in Placer County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year water operators across all employers in each county that borders Placer County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Sacramento County$125,670 average, 11 employers$15,032 more than Placer County
- El Dorado County$113,003 average, 3 employers$2,365 more than Placer County
- Nevada County$102,393 average, 2 employers$8,245 less than Placer County
- Sutter County$100,089 average, 0 employers$10,549 less than Placer County
- Yuba County$95,163 average, 1 employer$15,475 less than Placer County
Where does Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency ranks 123rd of 300, above the middle employer.
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 Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency
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 Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $14,643
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $33,069
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency
What is the average water operator salary at Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency?
Water operators at Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency who worked the full year earned an average of $123,589 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $121,029: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $81,416 to $190,675.
How much overtime do water operators at Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $3,670 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $4,284: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency get?
The most common pension formula among Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $14,643 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Placer County
Sources for the Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency figures
Every person who held a water operator position at Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency 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 Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency.