What is the salary of a Wastewater Operator? In the United States, a Wastewater Operator earns an average salary of $57,753. The salary range for a Wastewater Operator is usually between $46,019 and $86,875 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $111,519. The highest Wastewater Operator salary in the United States was $175,909. The average hourly pay for a Wastewater Operator is $27.77.
Top 3 states paying the highest average Wastewater Operator salary are California, with an average salary of $118,379, followed by Oregon, with an average salary of $100,134, and Michigan, with an average salary of $79,580. Employers paying the highest salary for a Wastewater Operator job are El Toro Water District (CA), San Jose (CA) and Santa Rosa (CA).
Employer | Average Salary |
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El Toro Water District, CA | $160,551 |
San Jose, CA | $138,357 |
Santa Rosa, CA | $137,826 |
Salinas, CA | $133,396 |
Trabuco Canyon Water District, CA | $127,418 |
Watsonville, CA | $120,768 |
Santa Maria, CA | $118,661 |
Town of Needham, MA | $114,887 |
Benicia, CA | $112,016 |
Patterson, CA | $102,645 |
Job Title | Average Salary |
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Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator | $54,395 |
Wastewater Plant Operator | $54,986 |
Wastewater Superintendent | $77,867 |
Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor | $89,940 |
Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent | $86,700 |
Wastewater Treatment Operator | $57,587 |
Wastewater Supervisor | $72,866 |
Wastewater Foreman | $80,442 |
Wastewater | $57,026 |
Wastewater Treatment Plant | $36,880 |
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State | Average Salary | Records Number |
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Arkansas | $29,568 | 6 |
Arizona | $41,032 | 10 |
California | $118,379 | 117 |
Delaware | $42,173 | 12 |
Florida | $70,991 | 42 |
Georgia | $42,084 | 6 |
Iowa | $50,281 | 6 |
Idaho | $50,447 | 16 |
Indiana | $66,805 | 45 |
Kansas | $48,540 | 6 |
Kentucky | $49,953 | 4 |
Louisiana | $41,917 | 8 |
Massachusetts | $57,290 | 10 |
Maryland | $45,118 | 7 |
Michigan | $79,580 | 6 |
Minnesota | $64,437 | 8 |
Missouri | $58,459 | 1 |
Nebraska | $44,849 | 4 |
New Jersey | $54,634 | 41 |
New Mexico | $26,255 | 5 |
New York | $53,618 | 29 |
Ohio | $53,391 | 14 |
Oklahoma | $46,672 | 7 |
Oregon | $100,134 | 53 |
Pennsylvania | $44,487 | 13 |
South Carolina | $54,985 | 2 |
South Dakota | $23 | 11 |
Tennessee | $63,967 | 21 |
Texas | $47,039 | 29 |
Utah | $42,799 | 14 |
Virginia | $49,395 | 22 |
Vermont | $55,869 | 5 |
Washington | $83,541 | 10 |
Wisconsin | $59,237 | 18 |
West Virginia | $41,986 | 3 |
Wyoming | $48,385 | 7 |