What are the main factors that influence a Water System Operator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Water System Operator?

The MFG Durable industry offers the highest average compensation for Water System Operator roles, with salaries approximately 35% above the market median.

How does experience change A Water System Operator's salary?

A Water System Operator's salary grows with experience: a Change Management Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $61,534, a Change Management Analyst II (2-4 years)earns $75,773, a Water System Operator (4-7 years)earns $93,994, a Change Management Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $115,379, a Change Management Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $151,286,

What are the highest paying states for a Water System Operator?

Water System Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Water System Operator roles are District of Columbia $107,375, California $106,968, Massachusetts $105,542. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Water System Operator roles make?

Salaries for Water System Operator level roles vary by specialization: Water Purification Operator: $77,133; Water Plant Operator: $62,841; Water Jet Operator: $61,671; System Operator: $60,579; WATER RECLAMATION OPERATOR: $55,810.

Water System Operator Salary in Ohio

How much does a Water System Operator make in Ohio?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Water System Operator in Ohio is $94,428 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

However, a Water System Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,720
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $85,261 to $100,339
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $76,914

10% $76,914

50% (Median) $94,428

90% $105,720

Water System Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,339	$8,362	$1,930	$48
Average	$94,428	$7,869	$1,816	$45
25th Percentile	$85,261	$7,105	$1,640	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Water System Operator Salaries

A Water System Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Water System Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Water System Operator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $61,534
Early Career (1-2 years): $75,773
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $93,994
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $115,379
Expert (over 8 years): $151,286

Levels	Salary
Change Ma... Level Water System Operator	$61,534
Change Ma... Level Water System Operator	$75,773
Water Sys... Level Water System Operator	$93,994
Change Ma... Level Water System Operator	$115,379
Change Ma... Level Water System Operator	$151,286

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How Do Water System Operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Water System Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $107,375.
California: $106,968.
Massachusetts: $105,542.

District of Columbia $107,375 California $106,968 Massachusetts $105,542 Washington $105,154 New Jersey $105,115 Alaska $104,980 Connecticut $103,641 New York $103,098

Hawaii $101,362 Rhode Island $100,548 Maryland $99,995 Minnesota $99,239 Colorado $98,948 Illinois $98,851 Oregon $98,482 Delaware $98,211

New Hampshire $98,040 Virginia $97,658 Pennsylvania $96,542 Nevada $95,980 North Dakota $95,796 Michigan $95,505 Wisconsin $95,398 Vermont $95,185

Texas $94,593 Maine $94,554 Arizona $94,496 Ohio $94,428 Georgia $93,536 Indiana $93,090 Wyoming $93,003 Utah $92,867

Iowa $92,809 Kansas $92,343 Louisiana $92,208 North Carolina $92,159 Missouri $92,140 Florida $91,761 Montana $91,558 Nebraska $91,364

Kentucky $91,257 South Carolina $90,869 Tennessee $90,627 Idaho $90,530 New Mexico $89,822 Oklahoma $89,667 Alabama $89,095 South Dakota $88,134

Arkansas $87,611 West Virginia $87,329 Mississippi $86,486

Top Paying Cities for Water System Operators

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Dublin: $94,251
Etna: $93,862
Fredericktown: $91,655

Dublin, OH $94,251

Etna, OH $93,862

Fredericktown, OH $91,655

Galena, OH $93,863

Gambier, OH $91,545

Granville, OH $93,339

Hebron, OH $93,189

Hilliard, OH $94,383

Homer, OH $92,937

Nankin, OH $91,704

Nevada, OH $90,867

Howard, OH $91,300

Irwin, OH $92,429

Jacksontown, OH $92,945

Johnstown, OH $93,602

Kilbourne, OH $93,306

Kirkersville, OH $93,540

Lewis Center, OH $94,036

Magnetic Springs, OH $92,582

Martinsburg, OH $91,824

Marysville, OH $92,594

Mechanicsburg, OH $91,290

Milford Center, OH $92,161

Millersport, OH $93,206

Mingo, OH $91,169

Mount Liberty, OH $92,884

Mount Vernon, OH $92,157

New Albany, OH $94,199

Newark, OH $92,748

Heath, OH $92,649

North Lewisburg, OH $91,412

Ostrander, OH $93,202

Pataskala, OH $93,899

Plain City, OH $93,662

Powell, OH $94,002

Radnor, OH $92,562

Raymond, OH $91,716

Reynoldsburg, OH $94,288

Rosewood, OH $90,924

Saint Louisville, OH $92,370

Saint Paris, OH $90,536

Summit Station, OH $94,161

Sunbury, OH $93,622

Thornville, OH $92,548

Unionville Center, OH $93,205

Urbana, OH $90,360

Utica, OH $92,682

Westerville, OH $94,308

Westville, OH $90,096

Woodstock, OH $91,416

Columbus, OH $94,480

Adelphi, OH $89,741

Amanda, OH $92,189

Ashville, OH $93,639

Baltimore, OH $93,439

Bloomingburg, OH $91,741

Bremen, OH $91,904

Brice, OH $94,431

Canal Winchester, OH $94,010

Carbon Hill, OH $90,097

Carroll, OH $93,496

Circleville, OH $91,151

Clarksburg, OH $89,938

Commercial Point, OH $94,000

Derby, OH $93,553

Galloway, OH $94,295

Grove City, OH $94,457

Groveport, OH $94,330

Harrisburg, OH $93,994

Haydenville, OH $90,162

Jeffersonville, OH $91,373

Lancaster, OH $92,510

Laurelville, OH $89,956

Lithopolis, OH $93,927

Lockbourne, OH $94,303

Logan, OH $90,277

London, OH $92,341

Milledgeville, OH $91,363

Mount Sterling, OH $92,703

Murray City, OH $89,846

New Holland, OH $91,219

Orient, OH $93,844

Pickerington, OH $94,070

Pleasantville, OH $92,807

Rockbridge, OH $90,984

Rushville, OH $92,283

Sedalia, OH $91,697

South Bloomingville, OH $89,836

South Solon, OH $91,326

Stoutsville, OH $91,567

Sugar Grove, OH $91,732

Tarlton, OH $90,742

Thurston, OH $93,083

Wilkesville, OH $89,375

Willow Wood, OH $87,073

Winchester, OH $90,882

Zaleski, OH $89,800

Athens, OH $88,802

Albany, OH $89,363

Amesville, OH $88,111

Barlow, OH $86,539

Bartlett, OH $87,325

Belpre, OH $86,231

Beverly, OH $87,490

Buchtel, OH $90,040

Carbondale, OH $89,691

Chauncey, OH $89,839

Chester, OH $87,564

Coal Run, OH $87,274

Coolville, OH $86,942

Cutler, OH $87,184

Dexter City, OH $87,602

Fleming, OH $86,614

Glouster, OH $89,567

Graysville, OH $88,381

Guysville, OH $87,645

Hockingport, OH $86,687

Jacksonville, OH $89,884

Langsville, OH $89,132

Little Hocking, OH $86,566

Long Bottom, OH $87,291

Lowell, OH $87,176

Lower Salem, OH $87,600

Macksburg, OH $87,425

Marietta, OH $86,686

Middleport, OH $88,897

Millfield, OH $89,385

Nelsonville, OH $89,850

New Marshfield, OH $89,643

New Matamoras, OH $87,676

Newport, OH $86,986

Pomeroy, OH $88,561

Portland, OH $87,483

Racine, OH $87,708

Reedsville, OH $87,078

Reno, OH $87,053

Rutland, OH $88,883

Shade, OH $88,355

Sharpsburg, OH $88,116

Stewart, OH $87,605

Syracuse, OH $88,624

The Plains, OH $89,769

Trimble, OH $89,770

Tuppers Plains, OH $87,088

Vincent, OH $86,623

Waterford, OH $87,071

Watertown, OH $86,840

Whipple, OH $87,111

Wingett Run, OH $87,495

Lima, OH $89,667

Beaverdam, OH $89,700

Gomer, OH $89,747

Ada, OH $89,994

Alger, OH $90,111

Antwerp, OH $90,579

Arlington, OH $90,775

Belmore, OH $91,005

Benton Ridge, OH $90,507

Bluffton, OH $89,918

Buckland, OH $90,026

Cairo, OH $89,672

Cecil, OH $90,718

Celina, OH $90,804

Chickasaw, OH $91,164

Cloverdale, OH $90,316

Coldwater, OH $90,897

Columbus Grove, OH $89,828

Continental, OH $90,641

Convoy, OH $90,497

Delphos, OH $90,076

Dola, OH $90,323

Dunkirk, OH $90,534

Dupont, OH $90,474

Elgin, OH $90,382

Findlay, OH $90,964

Jenera, OH $90,365

Forest, OH $90,818

Fort Jennings, OH $90,070

Fort Loramie, OH $90,987

Fort Recovery, OH $90,776

Glandorf, OH $90,247

Grover Hill, OH $90,560

Harrod, OH $89,798

Haviland, OH $90,598

Kalida, OH $90,151

Bowling Green, OH $93,014

Oregon, OH $93,533

Northwood, OH $93,523

Zanesville, OH $90,637

Ava, OH $89,309

Barnesville, OH $89,717

Beallsville, OH $89,537

Belle Valley, OH $89,159

Belmont, OH $90,124

Bethesda, OH $89,922

Blue Rock, OH $89,649

Brownsville, OH $92,367

Buffalo, OH $89,401

Byesville, OH $89,301

Caldwell, OH $88,559

Cambridge, OH $89,490

Chandlersville, OH $89,399

Chesterhill, OH $88,131

Corning, OH $89,901

Crooksville, OH $90,303

Cumberland, OH $89,128

Derwent, OH $89,122

Duncan Falls, OH $90,261

Greenford, OH $88,120

East Fultonham, OH $90,964

Loveland, OH $93,820

Lynchburg, OH $91,941

Manchester, OH $90,338

Marathon, OH $93,300

Martinsville, OH $91,779

Miamiville, OH $94,148

Midland, OH $92,173

Milford, OH $93,992

Morrow, OH $92,979

Moscow, OH $93,295

Mount Orab, OH $92,942

Mowrystown, OH $91,600

Neville, OH $93,088

New Richmond, OH $93,783

Newtonsville, OH $93,348

New Vienna, OH $91,407

Owensville, OH $93,668

Pleasant Plain, OH $93,123

Port William, OH $91,907

Reesville, OH $91,586

Ripley, OH $90,911

Russellville, OH $91,510

Sabina, OH $91,495

Sardinia, OH $91,755

Sinking Spring, OH $90,193

Terrace Park, OH $94,228

Williamsburg, OH $93,352

Wilmington, OH $92,092

Cincinnati, OH $94,234

Maximo, OH $91,124

Mechanicstown, OH $90,724

Middlebranch, OH $91,339

Midvale, OH $90,902

Millersburg, OH $91,186

Mineral City, OH $91,080

Minerva, OH $91,004

Mount Eaton, OH $91,290

Mount Hope, OH $91,281

Nashville, OH $91,114

Navarre, OH $91,248

New Philadelphia, OH $90,882

North Georgetown, OH $90,451

North Lawrence, OH $91,512

Orrville, OH $91,543

Paris, OH $91,137

Robertsville, OH $91,182

Sandyville, OH $91,189

Sebring, OH $90,445

Sherrodsville, OH $90,963

Shreve, OH $91,313

Smithville, OH $91,714

Somerdale, OH $91,085

Stillwater, OH $90,595

Strasburg, OH $91,137

Sugarcreek, OH $91,091

Tuscarawas, OH $90,750

Fairview, OH $90,051

Fultonham, OH $91,129

Glenford, OH $92,454

Gratiot, OH $92,191

Hopewell, OH $91,312

Jerusalem, OH $89,503

Junction City, OH $91,139

Kimbolton, OH $89,754

Kipling, OH $89,339

Laings, OH $89,234

Lewisville, OH $88,886

Lore City, OH $89,466

Mcconnelsville, OH $89,168

Malaga, OH $89,470

Malta, OH $89,481

Morristown, OH $90,330

Mount Perry, OH $91,235

Moxahala, OH $90,331

New Concord, OH $89,544

New Lexington, OH $90,640

New Straitsville, OH $90,131

Norwich, OH $89,699

Old Washington, OH $89,627

Philo, OH $90,117

Pleasant City, OH $89,111

Quaker City, OH $89,376

Roseville, OH $90,725

Salesville, OH $89,355

Sarahsville, OH $88,852

Senecaville, OH $89,191

Shawnee, OH $90,192

Somerset, OH $91,428

Stafford, OH $88,891

Stockport, OH $87,884

Summerfield, OH $88,935

Sycamore Valley, OH $88,427

White Cottage, OH $90,948

Woodsfield, OH $89,283

Adamsville, OH $89,842

Bakersville, OH $90,650

Baltic, OH $91,043

Blissfield, OH $90,739

Conesville, OH $90,255

Coshocton, OH $90,550

Dresden, OH $90,585

Frazeysburg, OH $91,176

Fresno, OH $90,801

Uhrichsville, OH $90,681

Uniontown, OH $91,855

Walnut Creek, OH $91,141

Waynesburg, OH $91,186

Wilmot, OH $91,223

Winesburg, OH $91,157

Wooster, OH $91,561

Deersville, OH $90,546

Bowerston, OH $90,765

Zoar, OH $91,139

Tippecanoe, OH $90,530

Canton, OH $91,238

North Canton, OH $91,445

East Canton, OH $91,256

Alvada, OH $91,062

Arcadia, OH $91,403

Ashland, OH $91,436

Attica, OH $91,059

Bascom, OH $91,686

Bellevue, OH $91,516

Bellville, OH $91,289

Berlin Heights, OH $92,788

Bettsville, OH $92,254

Birmingham, OH $93,059

Bloomdale, OH $91,967

Bloomville, OH $90,854

Bucyrus, OH $90,963

Butler, OH $91,059

Castalia, OH $92,036

Chatfield, OH $91,173

Collins, OH $92,548

Crestline, OH $90,957

Flat Rock, OH $91,726

Fostoria, OH $91,814

Galion, OH $91,317

Green Springs, OH $91,979

Greenwich, OH $91,923

Hayesville, OH $91,427

Huron, OH $92,697

Jeromesville, OH $91,258

Kansas, OH $92,189

Loudonville, OH $90,956

Lucas, OH $90,824

Mc Cutchenville, OH $90,963

Melmore, OH $91,011

Milan, OH $92,476

Monroeville, OH $91,985

Union Furnace, OH $89,998

Lafayette, OH $89,690

Kingsville, OH $89,670

Kipton, OH $92,979

Lagrange, OH $93,133

Lorain, OH $93,556

Sheffield Lake, OH $93,299

Macedonia, OH $93,038

Madison, OH $91,330

Mentor, OH $92,912

Middlefield, OH $91,037

Montville, OH $91,237

Newbury, OH $92,342

Northfield, OH $93,216

North Kingsville, OH $89,877

North Olmsted, OH $93,541

Novelty, OH $93,024

Oberlin, OH $93,165

Orwell, OH $90,081

Painesville, OH $92,308

Parkman, OH $90,875

Perry, OH $91,755

Pierpont, OH $89,538

Rock Creek, OH $90,441

Rome, OH $90,443

Thompson, OH $91,388

Twinsburg, OH $92,787

Unionville, OH $90,744

Vermilion, OH $93,173

Wellington, OH $92,774

Wickliffe, OH $93,808

Williamsfield, OH $89,575

Willoughby, OH $93,332

Eastlake, OH $93,485

Windsor, OH $90,894

Cleveland, OH $94,351

Lakewood, OH $94,311

Rocky River, OH $94,194

Euclid, OH $94,124

Beachwood, OH $94,179

Hanoverton, OH $90,298

Hartford, OH $88,506

Hubbard, OH $87,748

Kensington, OH $90,624

Kinsman, OH $89,191

Lake Milton, OH $89,416

Leavittsburg, OH $89,120

Leetonia, OH $89,208

Lisbon, OH $89,918

Lowellville, OH $87,779

Mc Donald, OH $87,703

Masury, OH $88,119

Mesopotamia, OH $90,578

Mineral Ridge, OH $87,910

Negley, OH $89,948

New Middletown, OH $88,090

New Springfield, OH $88,309

Newton Falls, OH $89,550

New Waterford, OH $88,957

Niles, OH $87,864

North Benton, OH $90,233

North Bloomfield, OH $89,748

North Jackson, OH $88,272

North Lima, OH $88,076

Orangeville, OH $88,674

Petersburg, OH $88,380

Rogers, OH $89,729

Salem, OH $89,258

Southington, OH $89,986

Struthers, OH $87,672

Vienna, OH $88,031

Warren, OH $88,735

Washingtonville, OH $88,687

West Farmington, OH $90,272

West Point, OH $90,050

Winona, OH $89,945

Youngstown, OH $87,650

Alliance, OH $91,048

Apple Creek, OH $91,364

Augusta, OH $90,834

Beach City, OH $91,199

Beloit, OH $90,171

Berlin, OH $91,226

Big Prairie, OH $90,988

Bolivar, OH $91,172

Brewster, OH $91,268

Canal Fulton, OH $91,634

Carrollton, OH $90,892

Charm, OH $91,130

Dalton, OH $91,387

Damascus, OH $89,929

Dellroy, OH $91,052

Dennison, OH $90,796

Dover, OH $91,073

Dundee, OH $91,169

East Rochester, OH $90,815

East Sparta, OH $91,239

Fredericksburg, OH $91,332

Glenmont, OH $90,783

Gnadenhutten, OH $90,688

Greentown, OH $91,543

Harlem Springs, OH $90,712

Hartville, OH $91,555

Holmesville, OH $91,314

Homeworth, OH $90,746

Kidron, OH $91,349

Killbuck, OH $90,827

Lakeville, OH $90,974

Leesville, OH $90,797

Limaville, OH $91,116

Louisville, OH $91,258

Magnolia, OH $91,167

Independence, OH $94,252

North Royalton, OH $93,713

Strongsville, OH $93,547

Maple Heights, OH $94,211

Olmsted Falls, OH $93,354

Solon, OH $93,396

Bay Village, OH $93,683

Brecksville, OH $93,332

Brookpark, OH $94,104

Westlake, OH $93,578

Bedford, OH $93,882

Broadview Heights, OH $93,738

Malvern, OH $91,113

Marshallville, OH $91,848

Bradner, OH $92,808

Burgoon, OH $92,496

Clay Center, OH $93,364

Clyde, OH $92,079

Curtice, OH $93,360

Cygnet, OH $92,104

Dunbridge, OH $93,162

Elmore, OH $93,088

Fremont, OH $92,518

Genoa, OH $93,294

Gibsonburg, OH $92,977

Graytown, OH $93,190

Gypsum, OH $92,279

Harbor View, OH $93,527

Helena, OH $92,700

Isle Saint George, OH $92,516

Jerry City, OH $92,206

Kelleys Island, OH $92,284

Lacarne, OH $92,809

Lakeside Marblehead, OH $92,167

Lemoyne, OH $93,243

Lindsey, OH $92,909

Luckey, OH $93,227

Martin, OH $93,261

Middle Bass, OH $92,395

Millbury, OH $93,458

Oak Harbor, OH $92,998

Pemberville, OH $93,035

Portage, OH $92,629

Port Clinton, OH $92,574

Put In Bay, OH $92,421

Risingsun, OH $92,319

Rocky Ridge, OH $93,093

Rossford, OH $93,521

Rudolph, OH $92,219

Stony Ridge, OH $93,367

Vickery, OH $92,228

Walbridge, OH $93,517

Wayne, OH $92,450

West Millgrove, OH $92,206

Williston, OH $93,374

Woodville, OH $93,148

Alvordton, OH $91,320

Archbold, OH $91,519

Berkey, OH $93,286

Blakeslee, OH $90,999

Bryan, OH $91,149

Colton, OH $92,679

Custar, OH $91,908

Defiance, OH $90,945

Delta, OH $92,915

Deshler, OH $91,319

Edgerton, OH $90,905

Edon, OH $91,045

Evansport, OH $91,047

Farmer, OH $90,763

Fayette, OH $91,724

Grand Rapids, OH $92,834

Grelton, OH $91,958

Hamler, OH $91,041

Haskins, OH $93,131

Hicksville, OH $90,627

Holgate, OH $90,912

Holland, OH $93,343

Hoytville, OH $91,512

Jewell, OH $91,007

Kunkle, OH $91,491

Liberty Center, OH $92,494

Lyons, OH $93,071

Mc Clure, OH $92,195

Malinta, OH $91,545

Mark Center, OH $90,711

Maumee, OH $93,386

Metamora, OH $93,200

Milton Center, OH $92,258

Monclova, OH $93,262

Montpelier, OH $91,167

Napoleon, OH $91,836

Neapolis, OH $92,947

New Bavaria, OH $90,890

Ney, OH $90,906

Okolona, OH $91,766

Perrysburg, OH $93,378

Pettisville, OH $92,004

Pioneer, OH $91,148

Ridgeville Corners, OH $91,529

Sherwood, OH $90,777

Stryker, OH $91,112

Swanton, OH $93,153

Sylvania, OH $93,378

Tontogany, OH $92,961

Waterville, OH $93,122

Wauseon, OH $92,455

Weston, OH $92,565

West Unity, OH $91,219

Whitehouse, OH $93,085

Toledo, OH $93,517

Alpha, OH $93,367

Anna, OH $90,893

Ansonia, OH $91,149

Arcanum, OH $92,572

Bellbrook, OH $93,503

Botkins, OH $90,655

Bowersville, OH $91,655

Bradford, OH $91,947

Brookville, OH $93,298

Burkettsville, OH $91,236

Camden, OH $92,664

Casstown, OH $91,258

Cedarville, OH $90,924

Clayton, OH $93,464

Clifton, OH $90,310

Conover, OH $90,962

Covington, OH $91,973

Donnelsville, OH $89,723

Eaton, OH $92,611

Eldorado, OH $92,483

Englewood, OH $93,269

Enon, OH $90,101

Fairborn, OH $92,155

Farmersville, OH $93,334

Fletcher, OH $91,224

Germantown, OH $93,294

Gettysburg, OH $91,989

Gratis, OH $93,005

Greenville, OH $92,045

Hollansburg, OH $91,902

Houston, OH $91,438

Jackson Center, OH $90,677

Jamestown, OH $91,528

Kettlersville, OH $90,791

Laura, OH $92,741

Lewisburg, OH $92,892

Ludlow Falls, OH $92,592

Maplewood, OH $90,940

Medway, OH $91,604

Miamisburg, OH $93,560

New Carlisle, OH $90,428

New Lebanon, OH $93,474

New Madison, OH $92,075

New Paris, OH $92,153

New Weston, OH $90,854

North Hampton, OH $89,799

North Star, OH $91,143

Osgood, OH $91,179

Palestine, OH $91,828

Pemberton, OH $91,048

Phillipsburg, OH $93,099

Piqua, OH $91,612

Pitsburg, OH $92,609

Pleasant Hill, OH $92,355

Port Jefferson, OH $91,021

Potsdam, OH $92,832

Rossburg, OH $90,889

Russia, OH $91,514

Sidney, OH $91,158

South Charleston, OH $90,438

South Vienna, OH $90,662

Spring Valley, OH $93,178

Tipp City, OH $92,753

Tremont City, OH $89,704

Collinsville, OH $92,861

Keene, OH $90,742

Nashport, OH $91,210

Newcomerstown, OH $90,414

Plainfield, OH $90,481

Port Washington, OH $90,561

Stone Creek, OH $90,888

Trinway, OH $90,953

Walhonding, OH $90,843

Warsaw, OH $90,554

West Lafayette, OH $90,582

Adena, OH $90,704

Alledonia, OH $89,772

Amsterdam, OH $90,684

Barton, OH $90,872

Bellaire, OH $90,732

Cadiz, OH $90,488

Bergholz, OH $90,637

Blaine, OH $91,026

Bloomingdale, OH $90,657

Bridgeport, OH $90,979

Brilliant, OH $91,397

Cameron, OH $89,634

Clarington, OH $89,434

Colerain, OH $90,884

Dillonvale, OH $90,850

East Liverpool, OH $90,383

East Springfield, OH $90,661

Empire, OH $91,177

Fairpoint, OH $90,677

Glencoe, OH $90,628

Hammondsville, OH $90,459

Hannibal, OH $89,595

Irondale, OH $90,585

Jacobsburg, OH $90,053

Lansing, OH $91,090

Martins Ferry, OH $91,112

Maynard, OH $90,884

Mingo Junction, OH $91,232

Mount Pleasant, OH $91,077

Neffs, OH $90,828

Piney Fork, OH $91,089

Powhatan Point, OH $89,930

Rayland, OH $90,992

Richmond, OH $90,758

Salineville, OH $90,519

Sardis, OH $89,043

Shadyside, OH $90,649

Smithfield, OH $91,126

Saint Clairsville, OH $90,593

Lafferty, OH $90,411

Steubenville, OH $91,214

Stratton, OH $91,067

Summitville, OH $90,497

Tiltonsville, OH $91,410

New Haven, OH $91,612

New London, OH $92,348

New Riegel, OH $91,162

New Washington, OH $90,878

North Fairfield, OH $92,001

North Robinson, OH $91,346

Norwalk, OH $92,280

Nova, OH $92,094

Oceola, OH $90,674

Old Fort, OH $92,102

Ontario, OH $91,145

Perrysville, OH $90,862

Plymouth, OH $91,338

Polk, OH $91,714

Republic, OH $91,247

Sandusky, OH $92,304

Savannah, OH $91,851

Shelby, OH $91,242

Shiloh, OH $91,401

Sullivan, OH $92,206

Sulphur Springs, OH $91,155

Sycamore, OH $90,833

Tiffin, OH $91,506

Tiro, OH $90,926

Willard, OH $91,583

Wakeman, OH $92,763

Mansfield, OH $91,333

Addyston, OH $94,231

Cleves, OH $94,024

College Corner, OH $92,448

Toronto, OH $91,051

Warnock, OH $90,373

Wellsville, OH $90,356

Wolf Run, OH $90,655

Yorkville, OH $91,235

Bannock, OH $90,600

Freeport, OH $90,158

Harrisville, OH $90,977

Hopedale, OH $90,640

Flushing, OH $90,304

New Athens, OH $90,762

Piedmont, OH $90,116

New Rumley, OH $90,676

Holloway, OH $90,548

Jewett, OH $90,643

Scio, OH $90,689

Amherst, OH $93,398

Andover, OH $89,604

Ashtabula, OH $90,197

Austinburg, OH $90,338

Avon, OH $93,259

Avon Lake, OH $93,194

Berea, OH $93,726

Burton, OH $91,740

Chagrin Falls, OH $93,465

Chardon, OH $92,300

Chesterland, OH $93,105

Columbia Station, OH $93,114

Conneaut, OH $88,994

Dorset, OH $89,829

East Claridon, OH $92,281

Elyria, OH $93,362

North Ridgeville, OH $93,312

Gates Mills, OH $93,629

Geneva, OH $90,660

Grafton, OH $93,149

Grand River, OH $92,537

Huntsburg, OH $91,583

Atwater, OH $91,355

Aurora, OH $92,355

Barberton, OH $92,335

Bath, OH $92,412

Brady Lake, OH $92,107

Brunswick, OH $92,951

Burbank, OH $91,953

Chippewa Lake, OH $92,269

Clinton, OH $92,062

Creston, OH $91,997

Cuyahoga Falls, OH $92,376

Stow, OH $92,359

Doylestown, OH $92,082

Garrettsville, OH $90,792

Green, OH $91,728

Hinckley, OH $92,949

Hiram, OH $91,430

Homerville, OH $92,167

Hudson, OH $92,420

Kent, OH $92,211

Streetsboro, OH $92,225

Lakemore, OH $92,325

Westfield Center, OH $92,193

Litchfield, OH $92,734

Lodi, OH $92,168

Mantua, OH $91,829

Medina, OH $92,453

Mogadore, OH $92,082

Munroe Falls, OH $92,375

Peninsula, OH $92,479

Randolph, OH $91,629

Ravenna, OH $91,580

Rittman, OH $92,018

Rootstown, OH $91,417

Seville, OH $92,160

Sharon Center, OH $92,329

Spencer, OH $92,483

Sterling, OH $91,928

Tallmadge, OH $92,364

Valley City, OH $92,901

Wadsworth, OH $92,268

Wayland, OH $90,411

Richfield, OH $92,645

West Salem, OH $91,818

Windham, OH $90,686

Akron, OH $92,372

Fairlawn, OH $92,372

Franklin, OH $93,176

Troy, OH $92,067

Vandalia, OH $93,324

Verona, OH $92,912

Versailles, OH $91,362

West Alexandria, OH $93,067

West Manchester, OH $92,612

West Milton, OH $92,947

Wilberforce, OH $91,880

Xenia, OH $92,433

Yellow Springs, OH $90,605

Yorkshire, OH $90,888

Christiansburg, OH $90,713

Union City, OH $91,012

Dayton, OH $93,759

Alexandria, OH $93,614

Amlin, OH $94,321

Ashley, OH $92,878

Blacklick, OH $94,332

Bladensburg, OH $91,448

Brinkhaven, OH $90,681

Broadway, OH $92,116

Buckeye Lake, OH $93,005

Cable, OH $91,071

Catawba, OH $90,512

Centerburg, OH $93,186

Croton, OH $93,461

Danville, OH $90,893

Delaware, OH $93,417

Berlin Center, OH $89,145

Bristolville, OH $89,743

Brookfield, OH $88,034

Burghill, OH $88,539

Campbell, OH $87,660

Canfield, OH $87,920

Columbiana, OH $88,614

Cortland, OH $88,837

Deerfield, OH $90,406

Diamond, OH $90,006

East Palestine, OH $89,110

Elkton, OH $89,710

Ellsworth, OH $88,305

Farmdale, OH $89,179

Fowler, OH $88,407

Girard, OH $87,678

Massillon, OH $91,299

Hamilton, OH $93,388

Fairfield, OH $93,965

Harrison, OH $93,889

Harveysburg, OH $92,769

Hooven, OH $94,048

Kings Mills, OH $93,353

Lebanon, OH $92,936

Maineville, OH $93,471

Mason, OH $93,569

Miamitown, OH $94,180

Middletown, OH $93,093

Monroe, OH $93,138

Mount Saint Joseph, OH $94,233

North Bend, OH $94,042

Okeana, OH $93,519

Oregonia, OH $92,776

Overpeck, OH $93,212

Oxford, OH $92,934

Ross, OH $93,964

Seven Mile, OH $93,071

Shandon, OH $93,632

Somerville, OH $92,747

South Lebanon, OH $93,193

Springboro, OH $93,265

Trenton, OH $92,985

Waynesville, OH $92,937

West Chester, OH $93,806

West Elkton, OH $92,875

Aberdeen, OH $90,660

Amelia, OH $93,903

Batavia, OH $93,765

Bentonville, OH $90,746

Bethel, OH $93,197

Blanchester, OH $92,687

Buford, OH $92,199

Camp Dennison, OH $94,124

Chilo, OH $92,807

Clarksville, OH $92,500

Cuba, OH $91,927

Decatur, OH $90,784

Fayetteville, OH $92,532

Feesburg, OH $92,740

Felicity, OH $92,820

Georgetown, OH $92,062

Goshen, OH $93,465

Greenfield, OH $90,351

Hamersville, OH $92,847

Higginsport, OH $92,237

Highland, OH $91,215

Hillsboro, OH $90,671

Leesburg, OH $90,698

Washington Court House, OH $91,193

West Jefferson, OH $93,669

West Rushville, OH $92,323

Williamsport, OH $91,249

Springfield, OH $89,550

Chillicothe, OH $88,551

Bainbridge, OH $89,636

Beaver, OH $88,581

Bidwell, OH $88,935

Blue Creek, OH $88,430

Bourneville, OH $88,955

Cherry Fork, OH $90,857

Chesapeake, OH $86,330

Cheshire, OH $88,900

Coalton, OH $89,277

Creola, OH $89,855

Crown City, OH $87,308

Cynthiana, OH $89,980

Frankfort, OH $89,306

Franklin Furnace, OH $87,711

Friendship, OH $87,753

Gallipolis, OH $88,570

Hallsville, OH $89,136

Hamden, OH $89,451

Haverhill, OH $87,706

Ironton, OH $87,435

Jackson, OH $88,782

Jasper, OH $88,731

Kerr, OH $88,776

Kingston, OH $89,214

Kitts Hill, OH $86,973

Latham, OH $89,839

Londonderry, OH $89,133

Lucasville, OH $87,831

Lynx, OH $89,257

Mc Arthur, OH $89,704

Mc Dermott, OH $87,708

Minford, OH $87,793

New Plymouth, OH $89,644

Oak Hill, OH $88,150

Otway, OH $88,292

Patriot, OH $88,124

Pedro, OH $87,664

Peebles, OH $89,761

Piketon, OH $88,917

Portsmouth, OH $87,708

West Portsmouth, OH $87,738

Proctorville, OH $86,533

Rarden, OH $89,023

Ray, OH $89,331

Richmond Dale, OH $88,975

Rio Grande, OH $88,462

Rock Camp, OH $86,791

Scioto Furnace, OH $87,730

Scottown, OH $87,079

Seaman, OH $90,507

South Point, OH $86,547

South Salem, OH $89,491

South Webster, OH $87,858

Stockdale, OH $88,491

Stout, OH $88,016

Thurman, OH $88,543

Vinton, OH $89,052

Wakefield, OH $88,080

Waterloo, OH $87,907

Waverly, OH $88,933

Wellston, OH $89,373

West Union, OH $90,360

Wheelersburg, OH $87,679

Marion, OH $91,790

Belle Center, OH $90,613

Bellefontaine, OH $91,012

Caledonia, OH $91,478

Cardington, OH $92,727

Carey, OH $90,865

Chesterville, OH $92,526

De Graff, OH $90,981

East Liberty, OH $91,400

Edison, OH $91,680

Fulton, OH $92,775

Green Camp, OH $91,783

Harpster, OH $90,813

Huntsville, OH $90,853

Iberia, OH $91,477

Kenton, OH $90,821

Kirby, OH $91,135

Lakeview, OH $90,400

La Rue, OH $91,038

Lewistown, OH $90,776

Marengo, OH $93,015

Martel, OH $91,381

Middleburg, OH $91,402

Morral, OH $90,975

Mount Gilead, OH $91,756

Mount Victory, OH $90,896

New Bloomington, OH $91,157

Prospect, OH $92,155

Quincy, OH $91,007

Richwood, OH $91,931

Ridgeway, OH $90,724

Roundhead, OH $90,283

Rushsylvania, OH $91,000

Russells Point, OH $90,699

Shauck, OH $91,615

Sparta, OH $92,874

Upper Sandusky, OH $90,849

Waldo, OH $92,655

West Liberty, OH $91,010

West Mansfield, OH $91,342

Wharton, OH $90,802

Zanesfield, OH $91,192

Latty, OH $90,630

Leipsic, OH $90,719

Mc Comb, OH $91,013

Mc Guffey, OH $90,180

Maria Stein, OH $90,895

Melrose, OH $90,659

Mendon, OH $90,526

Middle Point, OH $90,406

Miller City, OH $90,580

Minster, OH $90,916

Montezuma, OH $91,117

Mount Blanchard, OH $90,911

Mount Cory, OH $90,254

New Bremen, OH $90,756

New Hampshire, OH $90,174

New Knoxville, OH $90,521

North Baltimore, OH $91,702

Oakwood, OH $90,692

Ohio City, OH $90,493

Ottawa, OH $90,229

Ottoville, OH $90,216

Pandora, OH $90,077

Paulding, OH $90,655

Payne, OH $90,498

Rawson, OH $90,299

Rockford, OH $90,680

Saint Henry, OH $90,891

Saint Johns, OH $90,153

Saint Marys, OH $90,432

Scott, OH $90,491

Spencerville, OH $90,122

Uniopolis, OH $89,910

Van Buren, OH $91,538

Vanlue, OH $90,841

Van Wert, OH $90,484

Vaughnsville, OH $89,784

Venedocia, OH $90,358

Wapakoneta, OH $90,113

Waynesfield, OH $89,978

Jefferson, OH $90,009

Williamstown, OH $90,533

Lees Creek, OH $91,317

Willshire, OH $90,499

Wren, OH $90,501

Water System Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Water System Operator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 75% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the MFG Durable and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 35% above the average. In contrast, Water System Operator positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Insurance typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Water System Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Water System Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Durable	$127,478	$61.0	35%
Energy & Utilities	$122,757	$59.0	30%
Biotechnology	$118,035	$57.0	25%
Pharmaceuticals	$108,593	$52.0	15%
Construction	$103,871	$50.0	10%

Water System Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Water System Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$85,261

Average $94,428/year

$100,339

$7,105

Average $7,869/month

$8,362

$1,640

Average $1,816/week

$1,930

$41

Average $45/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,339	$8,362	$1,930	$48
Average	$94,428	$7,869	$1,816	$45
25th Percentile	$85,261	$7,105	$1,640	$41

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